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Graveyard in Chanonrock

Graveyard

Why this matters

A local ancient tomb; wider significance not recorded.

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Overview

Ross (1992, 427-9) suggests that this area, known as Kilmalloo, is the site of an early church and graveyard dedicated to St. Mollua. The precise location is not known. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 13 December 2011

Who made it and when

The saved record identifies Graveyard in Chanonrock as Graveyard. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: Ross (1992, 427-9) suggests that this area, known as Kilmalloo, is the site of an early church and graveyard dedicated to St. Mollua. The precise location is not known. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 13 December 2011

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 Graveyard in Chanonrock 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.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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