Graveyard in Strake, County Mayo

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This graveyard encompassing a natural S-facing terrace, 250m N of the rocky shoreline, roughly midway along the S side of Clare Island. It consists of a rectilinear area (54m E-W; 31.5m N-S) enclosed by a mortared stone wall, and is bordered on the W side by a Roman Catholic church, which was built in 1861. Dominating the centre of the graveyard is the medieval abbey (MA085-013001-) consisting of a nave and chancel church with a domestic N wing. Grave plots surround the abbey buildings, with a notably lower density on the N side of the church. The inscribed headstones and graveslabs range in date from late 18th to the 20th century, with the majority being 19th-century in date. A tall, cross-inscribed pillar stone (MA085-013005-) stands in the E half of the graveyard. A holy well (MA085-), named ‘Toberfelamurry’, is located 125m to NW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA085-013002

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Stone CrossCross-inscribed pillar · 8 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

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AbbeyReligious house, Cistercian monks · 16 yd

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Catholic Church of the Sacred HeartChurch/chapel · 45 yd

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Enclosure in StrakeEnclosure · 127 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

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KnocknaveenMountain / peak · 1476 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.

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Clare IslandIsland · 1.1 mi

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ScalpatruceMountain / peak · 1.2 mi

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Granuaile's CastleCastle · 1.6 mi

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Carrownisky BeachBeach / strand · 4.8 mi

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Caher IslandIsland · 5.5 mi

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Cross StrandBeach / strand · 5.7 mi

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