What is recorded here

Grave Yd. is a sub-rectangular graveyard in County Louth, Ireland, where a road cuts through the land and shadows of a round tower, church and high cross still mark the soil. During wall works in 2012-2013, bone fragments, Blackware and shells emerged, proving the place has long held dead bodies, discarded things and memories. It is not a polished monument but a lived-in scar, where ordinary traffic passes above unusual loss.

Sub-rectangular shaped graveyard with road cutting through it indicated on 1835 'OS 6-inch' map (map dims c. 150m E-W; c. 90m N-S). Monastic site with the remains of a round tower (LH012-046003-), church (LH012-046001-) and high cross (LH012-046004-). Works in 2012-2013 on the W section of graveyard wall revealed bone fragments, a fragment of Blackware and shells (T. Condit, Inspection report dated 7 February 2013). Compiled by: Claire Breen, Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 11 February 2013

Monastic cemetery, likely medieval in date, associated with a church and round tower. Its significance lies in its potential to provide insights into early Christian burial practices and monastic life in Ireland.

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