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Burial ground in Drumcarbit

Burial ground
Burial ground in Drumcarbit
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A roughly triangular earthen mound, 11.1m N-S, 8.1m E-W and 13m NW-SE, which survives in places up to 1m high. It was partially dug into some time ago. It is known as a burial ground and is situated on low cultivated ground S of the Ballyboe River. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG004-051

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • MarieDub, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Donegal Daily; photographer not named, Source publisher
  • Maker not stated on source page, br.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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