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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Oakport Demesne

Ecclesiastical enclosure

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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Oakport Demesne is an ecclesiastical enclosure in Oakport Demesne, County Roscommon, Ireland. The burial ground occupies a gentle NE-facing slope inside a large oval enclosure measuring 103 metres NW-SE and 47 metres NE-SW. External and internal scars define the boundary while a narrow field bank bisects the space. No visible surface evidence of a church or burial remains.
The burial ground (RO006-059002-) is situated on the gentle NE-facing slope of a rise and within a large oval overgrown enclosure (dims 103m NW-SE; 47m NE-SW), which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest. The enclosure is defined by an external scarp (H 0.5-1m) N-E and an internal scarp (H 0.5-1m) S-W. It is bisected by a N-S field bank (Wth 5m; H 0.2-0.3m). There is no visible surface evidence of a church or of burial. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 20 April 2018

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