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Skirk : Church

CountyLaois
Grid RefS 229 848
Longitude7° 39' 34.39" W
Latitude52° 54' 48.98" N
Nearest TownBorris in Ossory (3.6 Km)
OS Sheet60
UTM zone29U
UTM x590135.13201266
UTM y5863500.9460846

This is a subsite of:

Skirk - Henge
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 10th February 2002

Not a very inspiring ruin. A good view of the henge is available from the rear of the church yard, but there was no sign of the motte marked on the OS.

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Directions

From Borris in Ossory take the R435 south. Take the first right (3km) and take the right fork at the next junction. Continue until you reach an odd fourway junction. Turn right and the church is about 150m along.

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