Graveyard

The National Monuments Service's description

Located on flat, low-lying ground c. 140m from the S shore of Lough Melvin and on the W side of an entrance lane. The church (LE005-003001-) is at the N side of a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 50m N-S; c. 20-25m E-W) defined by masonry walls. It contains two cross-slabs and a stone with two cup-marks. A new graveyard was commenced E of the lane before 2005 (OSAP). Archaeological testing (18E0055) S of the new graveyard reached subsoil, a grey sand / gravel (D 0.6-0.75m) without encountering archaeological features (Carey 2018), and further testing (19E0042) E of the church revealed a very disturbed area of re-deposited clays, silts and sand incorporating plastics (D 1.6-2.2m) over the gravel subsoil (Carey 2019). (See Excavations.ie: 2019:030)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 7 January, 2016
Amended; 10 January 2020

References

Carey, A. 2019 Archaeological Report on Trial Trenching at Gubalaun townland, Rossinver, Co. Leitrim. Licence No. 19E0042. Unpublished report, Author

Carey, A. 2018 Archaeological Report on Trial Trenching at Gubalaun townland, Rossinver, Co. Leitrim. Licence No. 18E0055. Unpublished report, Author

OSAP - Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs. Photographic collection. Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Dublin.