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Burial Ground

Children's burial ground

What is recorded here

Situated just SE of the centre of an ecclesiastical enclosure (CL026-003001-). Named 'Children's Burial Ground (disused)' on the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and listed as 'Burial ground' in the RMP (1996). A rectangular overgrown area (int. dims. 30m E-W; 27m N-S; ext. dims. 42m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by a stone spread (Wth 3-4m; H 0.5-1m) with some facing stones at N (original Wth 1.4m). The entrance (Wth 1.5m) is towards the S end of the E side, and there is a cairn (CL026-003006-) (diam. 5m; H 0.7m) outside the perimeter at N, but there are no grave-markers. (O'Flanagan 1928, vol. 2, 48; MacMahon 1984, 17) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 28 November 2016

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