Grave Yard (Disused)

A raised subrectangular area (45m E-W; 26m N-S at W end; 39m N-S at E end) defined by a poorly constructed drystone wall (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.6m; T c. 1m). The ruin of the medieval parish church of Toomour (SL040-140001-) is located on the E side; its E wall is incorporated into the graveyard wall. The interior is grass-covered and generally level but S of the centre it slopes gently to the S. A leacht cuimhne (SL040-140003-), holy stones (SL040-140006-), three cross-inscribed stones (SL040-140005-; SL040-140009-; SL040-140010-) and a saint's stone (SL040-140008-) are in the SW quadrant. There are no visible remains of headstones or other grave-markers. The graveyard has recently been enclosed by a post-and-wire fence (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney). A bishop of 'Tuaim-fobhair' [Toomour] was ordained by St Kevin of Glendalough in the 6th century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 407). There are no visible remains of any ecclesiastical enclosure around the graveyard. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

A disused medieval graveyard associated with the ruins of the parish church of Toomour; significant as a religious and burial site from the medieval period.