Why this matters
A local ancient tomb; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Rectangular graveyard (map dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 28m E-W) with a church (CW012-024001-) aligned E-W along the northern boundary of the graveyard. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 19 August 2011
Who made it and when
The saved record identifies Graveyard in Clonmelsh as Graveyard. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: Rectangular graveyard (map dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 28m E-W) with a church (CW012-024001-) aligned E-W along the northern boundary of the graveyard. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 19 August 2011
How it was made and used
Its classification points to burial or commemoration. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.
What was found
No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.
What remains
The public record still maps Graveyard in Clonmelsh as Graveyard. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.
Why it mattered
The place preserves physical evidence or local memory connected with graveyard. Its source and exact position give later research a firm starting point without turning uncertain tradition into fact.
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