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Graveyard in Drumcolumb

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What is recorded here

Within the N half of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (SL027-141----). A roughly oval earthen platform (H c. 0.6m; 37m E-W; 27m N-S), with the ruin of a church (SL027-141001-) near its W end and a broken high cross (SL027-141003-) at its centre. There are no visible remains of any grave-markers or grave-plots. Described by O'Rorke ([1889], vol. 2, 249-50) as 'little used, if not disused'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL027-141002

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • HistoricalFictionAuthor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Shamrock Gaels GAA Club official website; individual photographer not stated, shamrockgaels.com
  • Neville Goodman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • St John's GAA Club Sligo; individual photographer not stated, stjohnsgaaclub.blogspot.com
  • Jon Sullivan, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Michael Murtagh, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dieglop, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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