What is recorded here
On top of a steep slope on the S-SE side of a small valley, surrounded by tillage and grassland. Associated with a medieval church (KK012-059001-) and graveyard (KK012-059002-). According to Healy (1874-9, 44-5), in May 1873, 'we discovered a coffin-shaped cross-slab, 3 feet 6 inches long, by 1 foot 3 inches wide at…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK012-059003
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.mirror.co.uk
- Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, global-geography.org
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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