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Grave Yard

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Situated in the valley of the NW-SE River Blackwater with the NW-SE stream c. 50m to the NE. An early monastery (ME016-006----) was plundered by Vikings in AD 949 and by Dermot MacMurrough in 1170. The grass-grown remains of a structure (ext. dims 14.5m E-W; 7.5m N-S) are in a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 65m E-W; c. 45m N-S) defined by earthen banks and hedges. Three high crosses, the base of another, a cross slab and an ogham stone are displayed in the graveyard. (Harbison 1970, 180-1) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 June, 2014
A 10th- to 12th-century Christian burial site associated with an early monastic settlement, likely of medieval monastic graveyard type. Its significance lies in its historical context of Viking and Norman-era disturbances, reflecting the region's turbulent medieval history.

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