Children's burial ground in Cloonaddron, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

On a slight rise overlooking a bog S-NW. Marked as a circular feature (diam. c. 25-30m) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map. This is a rectangular grass-covered area with some scrub (dims 18m E-W; 17m N-S) defined by scarps (H 0.8-1.3m) with some grave-markers visible in the SW quadrant.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO050-021

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