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Situated on the summit of a low hill with wide views especially to the N. A subrectangular graveyard (54m N-S; 45m E-W) enclosed by a railing. A circular ecclesiastical enclosure (WI022-011001-) extends to the W beyond the graveyard. There was a holy well (WI022-011002-) formerly at the N edge of the enclosure, and there is an earthfast granite bullaun (WI022-011003-) 15m to the SE of the graveyard. A font (WI022-011005-) has been placed on a modern plinth just inside the entrance gate.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI022-011004

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Jonathan Billinger, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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