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Grave Yard — Blackcastle (inishlounaght Par.)

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On SW-facing slope in undulating terrain, surrounded by rough meadow. Moorstown tower house (TS076-039001-) and bawn (TS076-039002-) visible c. 500m uphill to NNE. Church (TS076-047----) is roughly centrally placed within a small, slightly irregular rectangular graveyard (dims. 40m N-S; 39m E-W). Stone wall with wrought iron gate and stile in E wall. Another architectural frag. on S side of the graveyard W of the last NW row of headstones. It is a jamb (dims. 0.35m x 0.5m; chamfer 0.09m). All legible headstones and others based on their form are 19th and 20th-century date, all N of church. Line of trees along inside N wall of graveyard have been cut. S boundary is defined by hedge with steep earthen bank to S which is also a townland boundary. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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