Cavan Burying Ground, burial ground in County Leitrim

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Situated in a low-lying position in an undulating landscape with a small N-S stream from Lough Donogher c. 40m to the W. This is a subrectangular area (dims 63m N-S; 24m E-W), defined by an earthen field bank, containing 19th- and 20th-century headstones. Outside the perimeter at W is a square enclosure (dims 10.5m N-S; 7m E-W) defined by wire fences and coniferous trees containing a drystone-built subcircular well (dims 1.3m E-W; 1m N-S; D 1m) dedicated to St Patrick, which is open to the S and still venerated. A pattern with rounds may have continued into the 1930s as recorded in the Schools Manuscripts, for which see this web-page accessed on 18/04/2017: http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4662105/4657246 (MacNamee 1954, 544) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE029-022001

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