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Forenaghts Great : Church

CountyKildare
Grid RefN 934 201
GPSN 93385 20136 (8m)
Longitude6° 36' 5.9" W
Latitude53° 13' 24.37" N
Nearest TownKill (2.8 Km)
OS Sheet50
UTM zone29U
UTM x660109.58103887
UTM y5899811.2511647
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 20th June 2004

This church is in the private gounds of Furness House and I only visited it on my way to the next site.

It dates to the 13th Century, but does not have any ornamentation. There is a large grave slab mounted on the wall inside the church, but the carving on this is very worn.

I was surprised to see a Heritage Service notice on the wall inside, detailing a little bit of history.

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Access to this site is by arrangement only. See the link for Furness House for more information.

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Furness House

This site stands in the grounds of Furness House. Please contact them to arrange access in advance.
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