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Grave Yard

Graveyard

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Grave Yard is a graveyard in Blackcastle (inishlounaght Par.), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a small, slightly irregular rectangular area measuring 40m north-south and 39m east-west on a south-west-facing slope. A church stands roughly centrally within the grounds, while legible headstones dated to the 19th and 20th centuries cluster north of the building. A stone wall with a wrought iron gate and stile forms the east boundary, and a steep earthen bank marks the south edge.
On SW-facing slope in undulating terrain, surrounded by rough meadow. Moorstown tower house (TS076-039001-) and bawn (TS076-039002-) visible c. 500m uphill to NNE. Church (TS076-047----) is roughly centrally placed within a small, slightly irregular rectangular graveyard (dims. 40m N-S; 39m E-W). Stone wall with wrought iron gate and stile in E wall. Another architectural frag. on S side of the graveyard W of the last NW row of headstones. It is a jamb (dims. 0.35m x 0.5m; chamfer 0.09m). All legible headstones and others based on their form are 19th and 20th-century date, all N of church. Line of trees along inside N wall of graveyard have been cut. S boundary is defined by hedge with steep earthen bank to S which is also a townland boundary. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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