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Settlement deserted — medieval in Kilmead

Settlement deserted — medieval
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A cluster of small houses named 'Kilmead' is recorded on the Down Survey (1655-6) in the area between a burial ground (KD031-027----) and a moated site (KD031-028----), neither of which are recorded. The precise location and extent of the 17th-century (or earlier) settlement in unknown. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 09 October 2013

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