Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Ballymoylin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymoylin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ballymoylin Burial Ground
- Coordinates
- 53.79502, -7.99047
- SMR number
- RO024-017001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Marked on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a small rise on the E bank of a small N-S stream. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 11m NE-SW; 8m NW-SE) within four trees marking the corners strewn with small grave-markers. A round-topped granite slab (RO024-017002-) (dims 0.3m x 0.12m; H 0.3m) inscribed with a plain cross on one side is set upright amongst the grave-markers. It was conserved during 2009.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 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.