Overview
On the crest of a natural rise in gently undulating terrain, both tillage and pasture in the surrounding fields. The church (TS81-010001-) is positioned close to the road on the N side of the irregularly-shaped graveyard (max. dims. 47m N-S; 59m E--W). The gravestones within the church and in the surrounding graveyard are 18th, 19th and 20th century in date. The graveyard which may form part of a larger enclosure (TS081-010002-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 07 January 2014
Who made it and when
The saved record identifies Grave Yard — Whitechurch as Graveyard. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: On the crest of a natural rise in gently undulating terrain, both tillage and pasture in the surrounding fields. The church (TS81-010001-) is positioned close to the road on the N side of the irregularly-shaped graveyard (max. dims. 47m N-S; 59m E--W). The gravestones within the church and in the surrounding graveyard are 18th, 19th and 20th century in date. The graveyard which may form part of a larger enclosure (TS081-010002-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 07 January 2014
How it was made and used
Its classification points to burial or commemoration. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.
What was found
No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.
What remains
The public record still maps Grave Yard — Whitechurch as Graveyard. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.
Why it mattered
The place preserves physical evidence or local memory connected with graveyard. Its source and exact position give later research a firm starting point without turning uncertain tradition into fact.
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