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Graveyard in Kill West

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Situated on rise of ground with Kill Moat (KD019-008004-) 277m to SSE. St. John's C. of I. church stands forming N boundary of rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 39m N-S x 55m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall. This 19th century C of I church probably stands on site of medieval church (KD019-008006-) with late medieval font (KD019-008005-) immediately N of W doorway into C of I church. Entrance gate at NW corner facing onto public road. Chamfered window mullion of medieval church lying on surface of graveyard to S of C. of I. church. A second fragment of a medieval traceried window was described in 2002 (McCabe 2002, 138), the location of this fragment was not identified. Graveyard contains memorials dating from the late 17th century onwards.
Situated on rise of ground with Kill Moat (KD019-008004-) 277m to SSE. St. John's C. of I. church stands forming N boundary of rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 39m N-S x 55m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall. This 19th century C of I church probably stands on site of medieval church (KD019-008006-) with late medieval font (KD019-008005-) immediately N of W doorway into C of I church. Entrance…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD019-008008

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