Graveyard in Dunfierth, County Kildare

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What is recorded here

On the gentle W-facing slope of a low, narrow, N-S pasture ridge. A castle (KD004-006----) stood c. 60m to the E. A rectangular embanked area (dims L c. 50m E-W; Wth c. 40m; ext. H 1.5m) with an ivy-clad, dry-stone retaining wall at the base of the embankment along the S contains a medieval church (KD004-005001-) to W of centre. Legible burial markers dating to the 18th century and 19th century are concentrated to the S of the church, with more recent burials to the E. Numerous architectural fragments occur, some of which may have come from the castle.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD004-005003

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Johnstownbridge GAA Club; photographer not stated, johnstownbridgegaaclub.ie
Maker not stated on source page, br.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.irishexaminer.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.vpm.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Maker not stated on source page, wanderyourway.com

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