Gateway in Ballynatray Demesne, County Waterford

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What is recorded here

The early ecclesiastical site of St. Molana a(WA037-011001-) adopted the Augustinian rule in the 12th century, when it developed a full range of conventual buildings. A defensive wall (L 15m; max. H 1.5m) extending SE of the E range includes the remains of a gateway (Wth of passage 2.4m; L 3.05m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA037-011003

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