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Fintown Old Burial Ground

Burial ground
Fintown Old Burial Ground
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No burial markers indicate this area known locally as a graveyard. It is situated in a marshy, hummocky field covered with heather. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG066-001

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  • Ian Paterson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Robert Bone, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • John Cromie, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jonathan Wilkins, Wikimedia Commons
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