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Burial ground in Crehelp

Burial ground
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Burial ground in Crehelp
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Listed as a 'standing stone' in the SMR (1986) and as a possible 'children's burial ground' in the RMP (1995). A roughly dressed granite pillar (H 1.77m; 0.27m x 0.26m), pierced by a rectangular slot (H 0.23m; Wth 0.11m) through the E and W faces c. 52cm from the top, reputedly marks the grave of Prince Aralt (Harold) one of the Danish chieftains killed in the Battle of Glenmama. It is also believed that the corner of the field in which the stone now stands was formerly a burial ground. (Walshe 1931, 135) Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 19 December 2012 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 115/1940).

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