Church in Cloonmullin, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

At the NE-facing crest of a broad NW-SE ridge, and known locally as Temple Maoil. This is a rectangular structure (int. dims 7m E-W; 6.45m N-S) defined by an earthen bank with facing stones at N (Wth 1.3m; H 0.1-0.3m) and W (Wth 0.7m; H 0.2m) and slight scarps elsewhere. There are slight traces of a cell (int. dim 2m E-W) attached to the E. It is protruding from a mound (dims 16.8m E-W; 13m N-S; H 0.3m E-S to 0.7m at N) which was used as a childrens' burial ground (RO020-058003-), but there is no evidence of an enclosure or burial. Cist (RO020-058002-) was found nearby. (Beirne 2000, 283) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO020-058001

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
David Purchase, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Éire Óg GAA Club, credited by Roscommon Herald; individual photographer not stated, www.roscommonherald.ie
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Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
GAA.ie; photographer not named, www.gaa.ie
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