What is recorded here
Just NW of the Market Sq. A sub-rectangular area (est. dims. L c. 115m E-W; Wth c. 65m N-S), enclosed by a mortared stone wall, which, according to Bradley et al (1986 vol. 3, 216), may have formed the innermost enclosure (KD022-029058-) of St. Brigid’s monastery (KD022-029002-). Contains a high cross (KD022-029021-),…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD022-029003
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- 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Zairon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Chhe ( talk ), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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- Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 3.0
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