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Childrens Burial Ground in Blean

Children's burial ground
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On the E face of a ridge in undulating pastureland. This subrectangular children's burial ground (8.9m NW-SE; 5.4m NE-SW) is defined by a low drystone wall. The only headstone visible is at W. Three yew trees are growing in the interior.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA084-026

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  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Evan Logan / INPHO, via HoganStand, Source publisher
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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