Survey Data
Reg No
30811006
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Social
Original Use
Graveyard/cemetery
In Use As
Graveyard/cemetery
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
210868, 307619
Date Recorded
26/06/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Fenagh Roman Catholic graveyard, established c.1880 on the site of fourteenth-century abbey buildings, adjacent to the surviving abbey church and within the earthworks of a deserted medieval settlement. Variety of nineteenth- and twentieth-century grave markers. Site is bounded by a random and cut stone wall and is accessed through cut stone piers with wrought-iron gates.
Appraisal
This graveyard stands in an elevated position above the town and is situated on a site of archaeological importance, which has been an ecclesiastical centre since the sixth century. The graveyard is overlooked by the ruins of a fourteenth-century church. Fine craftsmanship can be seen in the grave markers and wrought-iron gates and their piers. This site also has social significance as it is connected to the Roman Catholic church of the parish.