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Grave Yard RO015-002002- in Sheepwalk

Children's burial ground
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On a flat landscape with rock outcrop, and at the centre of the enclosure (RO015-002001-). Rectangular grass-covered area (int. dims 24m WNW-ESE; 22.5m NNE-SSW) defined by grass-covered stone spreads (Wth 1.45-3.6m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 0.25-1.15m) on three sides and by a scarp (H 0.8m) at S. There is no visible entrance or facing stones, but the interior has lines of NNE-SSW grave-markers. Relict field banks, visible as grass-covered stone spreads, connect it to the perimeter of the surrounding enclosure at NE, E and S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO015-002002

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RO015-002002-
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Aiden Clarke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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