Grave Yard

Anatrim Church (LA016-016003-) situated in NW quadrant of large rectangular shaped graveyard. Two halves of two separate quernstones and late medieval architectural fragments including three moulded jambstones and a window jambstone found in graveyard. St. Kabans Well (LA016-016002-) lies 130m to NNW. Uninscribed grave-markers visible here. Rectangular graveyard (int. dims. 58m N-S; 51m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall with church in NW quadrant of graveyard. In 2003 five test-trenches adjacent to the graveyard were excavated (Nat. Grid Ref. 2295; 1912) by Ellen OCarroll of the Archaeology Company under licence number 03E1706 at a proposed development at Coolrane, Anatrim. No traces of archaeological remains were found within the trenches (Bennett 2006, 281-2). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007