Grave Yard

Described in the Ordnance Survey Letters for Athneasy Parish as following; 'a burial ground much in use, within which is seen the side wall of an old Church nineteen feet seven inches long to a breach on it near the east end where a small portion of it, with a portion of the east gable attached thereto, stands detached. Both form a corner. This side wall is about seven feet high. Materials are from rude stones and cement of lime and sand mortar. The burial ground lies in a potatoe field and is enclosed with a stone wall of mason work' (OSL 81). Adamstown church (LI040-073----) and graveyard described in 1943 as following 'Here is a grave-yard (LI040-073002-) in which stands one fragment of the north gable of a church. The date of the oldest tombstone in the graveyard is 1765' (O'Kelly 1943, 170). Graveyard consists of a rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 46m N-S x 29m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 June 2019

A medieval Christian burial ground associated with a ruined church; significance lies in its historical use as a place of worship and interment, reflecting early ecclesiastical activity in the area.