Burial Ground in Montiagh, graveyard in County Sligo

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On top of a low E-W ridge. A trapezoidal area (41.5m E-W; 47m N-S at W end; 39m N-S at E end) enclosed by a stone wall. The entrance is at the W end of the N wall, with a stile at the opposite corner. The S two thirds of the graveyard are raised (max. H 2.6m) above the external ground level, with the mortared stonework of a limekiln (SL042-004006-) (indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map) acting as a revetment. At the N edge of the raised area, an arc (C 19m) formed by a scarp N-E may be the remains of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (SL042-004005-). The headstones date to the 19th and 20th centuries and there are also many uninscribed grave-markers. There is a bullaun stone (SL042-004003-) in the E half of the interior. This may also be the site of a nunnery (SL042-004002-). The NW portion of the townland, in which this graveyard is located, is named 'Killeen' on the 1910-11 OS 6-inch map.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL042-004001

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