Graveyard in Templelusk, County Wicklow

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What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle W-facing slope overlooking a stream (100m to W) on the edge of a pasture field. An approximately square graveyard enclosure (dims. 52m E-W; 50m N-S) with the church remains (WI035-038001-) at the E end. Defined on the E and S sides by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2-3.4m; H 0.8-1.2m) with internal drystone walling at the E. At the W the enclosure is defined by a low scarp with a basal revetment of small boulders surviving in patches, while at the N there is a steep scarp flanked by a sunken lane (Wth c. 5m). The E side of the graveyard is reasonably level but it drops away to the W immediately beyond the church.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI035-038002

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