Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Curreentorpan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curreentorpan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Kilcooley Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Childrens Burial Ground
- Coordinates
- 53.84056, -8.50372
- SMR number
- RO014-065002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Predominantly E and W of the church (RO014-065001-) inside a rectangular grass-covered enclosure (RO014-065002-) (int. dims 32.5m E-W; 22.5m N-S) which was used as a children's burial ground. This is defined by a stone spread (Wth 2.5-3.2m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.6-1m) containing the base of a wall (T 1.2m at N). The enclosure has an entrance (Wth 1.6m) at the centre of the W side marked by a large stone (dims 0.6m x 0.25m; H 0.7m) on its N side. Uninscribed grave markers (Wth c. 0.3m; H c. 0.3m) are arranged in N-S rows. S of the church a bullaun stone (RO014-065004-) is used as a grave marker.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.