What is recorded here

Grave Yard on Carrick Hill in County Kildare has kept dead people company since at least the 18th century, beside a medieval church and within sight of Carrick Castle. Its steep south-facing slope catches light late in the day, as if the hill itself were leaning in to listen. The dead did not go elsewhere when the world changed; they stayed put, waiting to be remembered.

On a steep S-facing pasture slope just off the crest of Carrick Hill, with Carrick Castle (KD002-009----) c. 40m upslope to the NW, and a holy well (KD002-008----) c. 200m to the S. A D-shaped area (diam. 47.5m ENE-WSW) with a straight SW side (L 46m) containing a possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (KD002-010001-) and a medieval church (KD002-010002-) in the E sector, is enclosed by a modern, mortared stone wall with access via a gate and stile from the road to the SW. Still in use with legible grave markers dating from the 18thC. to the present. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

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