Graveyard in Athlumney, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Situated on level ground with the top of a SW-facing slope overlooking a SSE-NNW section of the River Boyne c. 100m to the SW, and with the river c. 50m further to the SW. The parish church of Athlumney (ME025-031----) is within a D-shaped graveyard (max. dims c. 63m NW-SE; c. 50m NE-SW) defined by masonry walls that is curtailed slightly by a WNW-ESE road on the N side. The graveslab (ME025-031002-) is in the nave fo the church.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME025-031001

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