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Church in Guernal

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Church in Guernal
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Situated on the floodplains of the Little river in undulating countryside with graveyard (OF022-021----) to the E and holy well (OF022-022----) to the S. Only the grass covered wall footings of a small church survive (ext. dims. 15m E-W; 8.6m N-S; wall T 1.3m) with evidence of large limestone boulders used in the wall construction. No architectural features visible. Possible church of early medieval date. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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