Aghalurcher Ancient Graveyard Traditional Cache
Aghalurcher Ancient Graveyard
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A church dedicated to St Ronan was founded on the site of Aghalurcher graveyard in the 9th century. It may have been abandoned after 1484 when a Maguire killed a kinsman on the altar.
A church dedicated to St Ronan was founded on the site of Aghalurcher graveyard in the 9th century. It may have been abandoned after 1484 when a Maguire killed a kinsman on the altar. What remains is part of a rectangular structure with a small barrel-vaulted chamber. This was used as a Balfour and Galbraith mausoleum and may be no earlier than the 17th century. The oldest item on the site is possibly the carved head now inserted in the arch of the entrance to the graveyard. The graveyard is noteworthy for its collection of 18th century memorials. They are basically round with crosslike projections at the top and sides. The inscriptions on one face are mainly of late 18th century date. On the other side is a large skull-and-crossbones surrounded by the symbols of mortality, i.e. hourglass, coffin and bell.
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(Decrypt)
Bhgfvqr tngr, ybbx yrsg naq qbja
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