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Desert Church & Ecclesiastical enclosure

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Example of an early monastic site (Outrath Ecclesiastical enclosure, County Kilkenny), not Desert Church & Ecclesiastical enclosureExample of an early monastic site · not this site

Ecclesiastical enclosure, Church in the townland of Desert, County Cork. Recorded ancient monument located in a historic graveyard recorded in the national monuments record, an area open to the public. Not in State care: check local access before travelling.

Source: National Monuments Service – SMR (CC BY 4.0) · Ref CO054-031001-, CO054-031003-
Example photo (Outrath Ecclesiastical enclosure, County Kilkenny): kevin higgins · CC BY-SA 2.0

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