What is recorded here

Grave Yard in County Kildare holds five Early Christian cross-slabs beside a ruined church, proving that death and memory arrived there long before modern headstones. The rectangular enclosure slopes downward from north to south beneath a low mortared wall, guiding the eye toward the ancient stones while rows of small concrete crosses mark later losses. People may have walked this ground for centuries, placing markers beside older faith and leaving behind a layered record of continuity.

A rectangular area (dims. L c. 75m NE-SW; Wth c. 50m NW-SE) is enclosed by a low, mortared stone wall (H 1-1.2m; T 0.5m) and is entered through a gate in the NW wall. The interior slopes down from N to S and a ruined church (KD018-001001-) lies to W of centre. The graveyard also contains five Early Christian cross-slabs (KD018-001003- to KD018-001007- ) and a medieval architectural fragment (KD018-001008-). Headstones dating to the 18th and 19th century stand to the S of the church with 19th and 20th century headstones to its N and E. The E-half of the graveyard contains regularly spaced rows of small concrete crosses dating to the 1940's and '50's. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

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