Graveyard in Ballyhoge, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Situated on the S side of a small fold towards the bottom of the steep E-facing slope of the Slaney valley with the N-S river c. 200m to the E. The parish church of Ballyhoge (WX032-009001-) is within a D shaped graveyard (dims. c. 40m E-W; c. 35m N-S) with straight N and W sides defined by masonry walls. The site of St John's Well (WX032-009002-) is c. 30m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August, 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX032-009003

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