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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Knockatemple

Ecclesiastical enclosure
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The N and W sides of graveyard (WI018-007002-) are defined by a low earth and stone bank (Wth 1.4m) and an external fosse (Wth 1.5m), possibly part of an earlier enclosure.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI018-007003

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Jdsal62, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • P L Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • An Tóchar GAA/LGFA official club website; photographer not named, www.antochargaa.ie
  • Yablochko, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
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