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Graveyard in Killeshin

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Rectangular shaped graveyard (int. dims. 34m N-S; 53m E-W) enclosed by an 18th century stone wall with medieval church ruins (LA032-020001-) standing in N quadrant of graveyard. Gateway with 12th century cut stone incorporated into base of wall on W side located at N end of W wall of graveyard. Stone stile located at…

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Rectangular shaped graveyard (int. dims. 34m N-S; 53m E-W) enclosed by an 18th century stone wall with medieval church ruins (LA032-020001-) standing in N quadrant of graveyard. Gateway with 12th century cut stone incorporated into base of wall on W side located at N end of W wall of graveyard. Stone stile located at E end of S wall of graveyard. Datestone incorporated into S wall of graveyard located off centre to W bears an inscription which reads 'Pray for James Fitzgerrald who built this wall and planted the trees 1787'. Unlocated 17th century graveslab (LA032-020009-) in S quadrant of graveyard. Headstones date to post 1700 AD and some un-inscribed grave markers are also visible. Updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 26 March 2015

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA032-020004

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  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Ian Rob, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Garry Dickinson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • Kk, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • VisionsofthePast, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jonathan Billinger, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Nico Kaiser, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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