What is recorded here
Grave Yd. is a graveyard in Church Hill, County Sligo, Ireland. Local information says the ecclesiastical enclosure served as a graveyard until about 1900 AD, though an 1836 observation recorded an old abbey and burying ground at the site. No graves or grave-markers remain visible, and a man-made underground passage lies in the adjoining field to the southwest.
According to local information, the ecclesiastical enclosure (SL032-195003-) was used as a graveyard up to c. 1900 AD. In 1836 'an old abbey and burying ground' were noted here (OSNB vol. 1, 227). There are no visible remains of either graves or grave-markers. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL032-194----) in the adjoining field to the SW.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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