What is recorded here
Kiltiernan’s walled graveyard sits on the summit of a south-facing slope, exposing the dead to open sky and changing light. A curve in the northeast boundary wall hints that an earlier enclosure may have marked the same ground before the present church rose. The shape suggests continuity rather than a single foundation moment, as if people kept returning to that exact place for burial and memory.
The church (DU026-020001-) stands within a walled graveyard, located on the summit of a S facing slope. There is a curve in the NE section of the boundary wall, which may indicate the previous existence of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (Wakeman 1891, 697-702; 1900, 188-190; Turner 1983, 46).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy.
Revised upload on: 14 April 2018.
Early ecclesiastical site, likely medieval in origin; the curved boundary wall suggests possible monastic or cemetery features associated with a historic church. Its location on a prominent slope indicates strategic or ceremonial significance.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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