What is recorded here

Grave Yard is a graveyard in Drumcolumb, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the north half of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure and presents a roughly oval earthen platform about 0.6m high, 37m wide and 27m deep. The ruin of a church stands near the west end while a broken high cross marks the centre, yet no grave-markers or grave-plots remain visible. O'Rorke described the place in 1889 as little used, if not disused.

Within the N half of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (SL027-141----). A roughly oval earthen platform (H c. 0.6m; 37m E-W; 27m N-S), with the ruin of a church (SL027-141001-) near its W end and a broken high cross (SL027-141003-) at its centre. There are no visible remains of any grave-markers or grave-plots. Described by O'Rorke ([1889], vol. 2, 249-50) as 'little used, if not disused'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Early Christian ecclesiastical site, likely 7th–10th century AD; includes a church ruin and high cross, indicating a place of religious significance in the medieval period.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.