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Graveyard in Acragar

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What is recorded here

Marked on 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map as 'Foy Church (in Ruins)' but on 1910 edition as 'Site of'. Church (LA008-008-) located on top of the highest part of the E quadrant of the graveyard. Irregular shaped graveyard (int. dims. 41m E-W; 51m N-S) defined by a 19th century stone wall. Simple incised cross-slab (LA008-008002-) located 50m to NE in roadside ditch opposite entrance to graveyard (JKAS 1904, Vol. IV, 193).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA008-008001

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  • Budisgood, Wikimedia Commons
  • LaoisToday; individual photographer not named on the source page, www.laoistoday.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
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