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MULTIPERIOD CHURCH, GRAVEYARD & ENCLOSURE (E.Christian-Medieval) in Aghavea

MULTIPERIOD CHURCH, GRAVEYARD & ENCLOSURE (E.Christian-Medieval)
MULTIPERIOD CHURCH, GRAVEYARD & ENCLOSURE (E.Christian-Medieval) in Aghavea
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Aghavea, County Fermanagh, held a church, graveyard and enclosure from the Early Christian through Medieval periods. Faith and death repeated themselves there across centuries, layering stone, soil and memory until the land itself became a record of continuity. People may have prayed, buried and returned there long before written accounts existed, making the site a living archive of patience rather than a single dramatic event.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MULTIPERIOD CHURCH, GRAVEYARD & ENCLOSURE (E.Christian-Medieval). Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; MED/L.MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0