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Grave Yard — Balisland

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Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Rectangular enclosure (dims. 70m NW-SE; 45m NE-SW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H lm; ext. H 1.3m) with external drystone facing. The entrance (Wth 2.4m) is towards the NE corner, between dressed granite pillars. The S end of the site is marked as a graveyard (dims. c. 35m NW-SE) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, and contains small number of headstones dating from the mid-18th century onwards. Known locally as the 'Yew Tree Graveyard'. A broken granite font with a subrectangular basin, V-shaped in section and a drain-hole, lies within the graveyard. A bullaun stone (WI047-002002-) was discovered in 2012 by the Yewtree graveyard Restoration Committee. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 August 2013

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