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Grave Yard — Castletown (longford By.)

Children's burial ground
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On a rise in undulating pastureland. This subrectangular burial ground (c. 28m WNW-ESE; c. 16m N-S) is defined on all sides by a low bank. According to local information, it was used for the burial children. Within the interior a number of set stones indicate graves aligned E-W. (O'Flanagan 1927, II, 81) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 29 August 2019

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