Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Gortaganny (frenchpark By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortaganny (frenchpark By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Childrens Burial Ground
- Coordinates
- 53.80931, -8.68230
- SMR number
- RO019-012----
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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
On a rise towards the top of a NW-SE ridge. Rectangular overgrown area (dims c. 25m NW-SE; c. 12m NE-SW) defined by overgrown field walls at SW and SE and by field spoil on the perimeter of the other sides. Stones protrude through the sod, but no distinct grave-markers can be identified.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.