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Graveyard in Fieldstown

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Graveyard in Fieldstown stands on the grounds of Fieldstown House N of the Broadmeadow River, preserving a raised oval area and church foundations. It served unbaptised children before falling silent, leaving only two stone markers and an iron cross chained to a tree. The place still carries the weight of lives the wider world never named.
Situated on the grounds of Fieldstown House N of the Broadmeadow River. The remains comprise a raised oval area (45m E-W) defined by a bank and external fosse within which are the foundations of a church (DU011-002001-). Just two stone gravemarkers visible and an iron cross recovered by landwoner and chained to a tree. The graveyard has been used for unbaptised children. This graveyard is no longer in use for burials. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 02 January 2015
A 19th-century graveyard associated with a church foundation; wider historical significance not recorded.

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