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Children's burial ground in Skrine

Children's burial ground

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Children's burial ground in Skrine is a children's burial ground in Skrine, County Roscommon, Ireland. The interior of the church and the part of the enclosure to the NE of the church was utilised as a children's burial ground. It is a trapezoidal area occupied by stone grave-markers, many upright or tilted, but most are laid flat.
Situated on the SW-facing slope of a SE-NW valley in a karst landscape. The interior of the church (RO042-142----) and the part of the enclosure (RO042-142001-) to the NE of the church was utilised as a children's burial ground. It is a trapezoidal area (dims 10-20m NW-SE; 17m NE-SW) occupied by stone grave-markers (dims c. 0.3m x 0.4m x 0.5m), many upright or tilted, but most are laid flat. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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