What is recorded here
Children's burial ground in Knocknanool is a children's burial ground in Knocknanool, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a rise on an east-west undulating and interrupted esker ridge. A rectangular stone setting north of the rath centre may mark the children's use reported locally by Gannon in 1972.
On a rise of an E-W undulating and interrupted esker ridge. A rectangular setting of stones N of the centre of rath (RO048-146001-) may indicate its use as a children's burial ground as reported locally (Gannon 1972).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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