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Children's burial ground in Roosk

Children's burial ground
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In rough grazing land, on an E-W ridge near the N shore of Bantry Bay. A circular area (diam. 13m), largely covered by ferns, enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 1.2m; H 0.25m) from which occasional stones protrude. A raised circular area (diam. 4m; H 0.15m) in the centre of the interior contains low uninscribed grave-markers. The field in which the burial ground is located is known locally as 'Páirc na Cille' and the enclosed area is known as a 'cillíneach' or children's burial ground. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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