
What is recorded here
Burial ground for the former Sisters of Mercy convent established c. 1880. Entered from east, on square plan, enclosed by roughcast rendered walls with rounded ashlar coping. Cast-iron gate mounted on roughcast rendered piers with ashlar limestone pyramidal coping. Grass surface with range of cast-iron and wrought-iron gravemarker crosses, dating from c. 1880-c. 1960. Set within grounds of former convent.
An interesting and complete example of its type, this convent burial ground is an important part of the social and religious heritage of the area. Its simplicity reflects the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience taken by the members of the order.
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