Graveyard in Fussa, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

On a S-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Roughty River. A roughly rectangular area (c. 100m E-W; c. 60m N-S) bounded by a recently constructed stone wall (T 0.55m; H 1.5m). The earliest headstones noted date to the mid-19th century. One vaulted tomb, built of random rubble, lies immediately to the E of the Church of Ireland church (KE094-070----) which is in the W half of the graveyard. The graveyard is in occasional use. The graveyard and church grounds have recently been landscaped.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE094-070001

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Photo credits

Michael A Smithson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.stpeters.connor.anglican.org
Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.irelandhighlights.com
Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Roman van der Krogt, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.irishexaminer.com
Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tripadvisor visitor; individual photographer not stated, Tripadvisor visitor
Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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