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'St. Comcille's Abbey' : Church

TownlandGartan
CountyDonegal
Grid RefC 059 187
GPSC 05884 18685
Longitude7° 54' 28.83" W
Latitude55° 0' 56" N
Nearest TownKilmacrenan (8.4 Km)
OS Sheet6
UTM zone29U
UTM x569824.55838061
UTM y6097067.7037696

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Visit Notes

Sunday, 17th August 2008

This ancient monastic site is built inside a hill fort that is said to have been given to St. Colmcille to build his monastery in.

The remains today consist of a graveyard, the foundations of an early church and a small chapel-like church. There are also two crosses and a holy well (see sub-sites). A large stone plaque shows details of the pattern stages around the complex. The upper cross is now unaccessible, because the farmer has erected a fence just outside the graveyard that blocks the way to it.

There is a good sized car park that makes a great place to stop for lunch and enjoy the views across the valley below.

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