What is recorded here
Prominently sited on a moderately steep-sided pasture ridge with extensive views in all directions. A roughly rectangular area (dims. L c. 60m E-W; Wth c. 40m N-S) contains a round tower (KD015-007003-) and a medieval parish church (KD015-007005-). Legible burial markers date from the 18th C; the earliest recorded…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD015-007004
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.hellotravel.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.churchservices.tv
- GothmogLord, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maker not stated on source page, animalia-life.club
- Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
- Royalcanalrunner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ardclough GAA official club site; individual photographer not stated, ardcloughgaa.clubzap.com
- Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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