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Graveslab in Dromin

Graveslab

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The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Site of St Finian's church (LH018-059001-) locally believed to be on hill known as 'Killerdrim'. Burials (LH018-059002-) and possible grave-slabs (LH018-059003-) unearthed here. (CLAJ 1909, 136; SAM 1956, 196-8)
A standing stone grave slab, likely dating to the Early Christian period, associated with a burial site; such slabs are significant for their inscriptions and carvings, providing insight into early Irish funerary practices and literacy.

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