Why this matters
Late medieval Christian graveyard; associated with a church and reflecting local funerary and ecclesiastical practices of the period.
Overview
Associated with a late-medieval church (LF027-037001-), this subrectangular graveyard (c. 68m E-W; c. 59m N-S) is enclosed by a wide low bank (Wth 3.1-4m; H 0.1-0.6m; ext. H 0.7-1.4m) of earth and stone and an external fosse (Wth 0.5m; D 0.5-1m). The entrance is at ESE. Memorials dating from the 18th to the 19th centuries are visible both within the graveyard and outside its boundary. (ITA Survey 1944; Casey and Rowan 1993, 352-3, Pl. 58; Lennon 2005) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2013
Who made it and when
The saved record identifies Grave Yard — Forgney as Graveyard. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: Associated with a late-medieval church (LF027-037001-), this subrectangular graveyard (c. 68m E-W; c. 59m N-S) is enclosed by a wide low bank (Wth 3.1-4m; H 0.1-0.6m; ext. H 0.7-1.4m) of earth and stone and an external fosse (Wth 0.5m; D 0.5-1m). The entrance is at ESE. Memorials dating from the 18th to the 19th centuries are visible both within the graveyard and outside its boundary. (ITA Survey 1944; Casey and Rowan 1993, 352-3, Pl. 58; Lennon 2005) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2013
How it was made and used
Its classification points to burial or commemoration. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.
What was found
No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.
What remains
The public record still maps Grave Yard — Forgney as Graveyard. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.
Why it mattered
The place preserves physical evidence or local memory connected with graveyard. Its source and exact position give later research a firm starting point without turning uncertain tradition into fact.
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