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Graveyard in Errill

Graveyard

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Situated atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions, stream located immediately N of graveyard. St. Kieran's monastery (LA027-022001-) located 190m to NW, site of St. Kieran's Tree (LA027-023---) 115m to NNW, St. Kieran's Well (LA027-026---) 450m to ENE and 17th century wayside cross (LA027-025---) 80m…

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Situated atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions, stream located immediately N of graveyard. St. Kieran's monastery (LA027-022001-) located 190m to NW, site of St. Kieran's Tree (LA027-023---) 115m to NNW, St. Kieran's Well (LA027-026---) 450m to ENE and 17th century wayside cross (LA027-025---) 80m to SW. Irregularly shaped graveyard (int. dims. 79m N-S; 54m E-W) enclosed by a post-medieval stone wall containing memorials dating from 1700 onwards. Graveyard gateway located at S end of W wall of graveyard with stone stile to N of gateway. Narrow entrance gate of recent appearance at NW corner of graveyard. Medieval church ruins (LA027-024---) in centre of graveyard. Some cut stone fragments from the medieval church ruins appear to have been reused as grave markers.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA027-024001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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