What is recorded here

In undulating countryside. All visible headstones post date 1700 AD. Irregularly shaped graveyard (int. dims. 63m N-S; 46m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall as indicated on current ed OS 6-inch map. Medieval church in S quadrant and Church of Ireland church in centre of graveyard. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Medieval churchyard, likely 13th to 16th century. Its significance lies in its association with a medieval ecclesiastical site and as a marker of early Christian settlement in the region.

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