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Grange Abbey

Ecclesiastical enclosure

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Grange Abbey is an ecclesiastical enclosure in Grange (ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It sits at the outer edge of a shelf with rock outcrop on a north-facing slope. A circular grass-covered area holds the church and graveyard in its northeast quadrant. An earthen bank, shallow scarp and grass-covered stone spread mark the perimeter, though quarries have damaged the eastern and northwest sections.
At the outer edge of a shelf with rock outcrop on a N-facing slope. The church (RO028-217002-) and graveyard (RO028-217004-) occupy the NE quadrant of a circular grass-covered enclosure (int. diam. 76m E-W; 70m N-S) is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; H 0.1-0.2m) ENE-E, a scarp down to the interior (H 0.5m) SE-S and a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 3m; H 0.3-0.5m) with some outer facing stones S-NW. The perimeter is damaged by quarries E-SE and NW-N. See the attached aerial image taken from the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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