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Indicated — Kilcooly

Ecclesiastical enclosure
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Indicated — Kilcooly
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On a locally prominent rise in open undulating pastureland, c. 540m to the E of 'Kilcooly Castle' (106-094----). On the 1838 and 1933 editions of the OS 6-inch map, the graveyard (GA106-095002-) associated with the church (GA106-095001-) is depicted as being roughly subcircular in plan (c. 65m NW-SE; c. 57m NE-SW), suggesting that it may mirror the line of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure. On inspection a low rocky scarp (H 1m max.) was traceable outside the modern graveyard wall, at a distance of 1.2m, from SW through N to SE. At N, this is supplemented by traces of a low stony bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m). It is possible that this scarp/bank is the remains of an ecclesiastical enclosure. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 21 February 2020

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