What is recorded here

Kilpatrick is a circular graveyard on a small hill in Rathlust, County Louth, where a church once stood beside the buried dead. In June 1947 the landowner exposed bones and large slabs, proving the ground still held its people even though the church vanished. The circle remains a quiet mark of loss, patience and memory in the Louth landscape.

Davies (CLAJ 1943, 207) noted that 'Kilpatrick Church' (LH017-050001-) was situated on a small hill within a graveyard which was circular. In June 1947, a number of bones and few large slabs were exposed by the landowner (Cahill and Sikora 2011, vol. 2 496). No remains are visible of the church apart from some possible architectural fragments (LH017-048----). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 July 2012

Circular graveyard associated with a medieval church; likely containing early Christian burials. Its setting on a small hill suggests ritual or ceremonial significance.

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