Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Leckanarainey, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leckanarainey
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.35771, -8.23235
- SMR number
- LE007-003003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in mixed woodland at the NW side of a cleft (dims c. 70m N-S; c. 20m E-W at N to c. 40m at S; D c. 20m) that is on the SW edge of the Dartry Mountains with a N-S stream c. 70m to the E emerging from a waterfall along the E side of the cleft. This is a rectangular area (int. dims 3m E-W; 1.2m N-S) defined by a drystone wall (Wth 0.4m; max. H 0.8m) on each side except the N where a cliff (H c. 5m) rises over it. It is known as a childrens burial ground (Faughnan 1943), but there is no evidence of grave-markers. The mass-rock (LE007-003001--) is c. 40m to the S.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
References
Faughnan, D. 1943 ITA topographical and general survey. Ballinamore Library, Co Leitrim, (file no. 140). Unpublished.
Nearby in the register
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.