Graveyard in Ballysize Lower, County Wicklow

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What is recorded here

A level oval area (26m NE-SW; 14m NW-SE) at the NW edge of a marked slope overlooking a stream. Towards the SW side there is a rectangular area (c. 8.5m x 4m) defined by the poorly preserved foundations of a wall (WI009-007003-). Other small slabs in the vicinity of a stone cross (WI009-007001-) may be simple gravemarkers. There is no indication of any enclosing feature. (Hawkes 1938,156-7) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 13 December 2012 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 104/1940).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI009-007001

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