Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Clooncoose South, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooncoose South
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burying Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Burial Ground
- Coordinates
- 53.73803, -8.50084
- SMR number
- RO026-052001-
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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
Possibly the site of a church (RO026-052002-) listed as Clonkasa in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire., vol. 5, 224), and situated on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 20m NW-SE; 11m NE-SW) defined by a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 0.9m; H 0.3m) with a few grave-markers. Bullaun stone (RO026-053----) is c. 100m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Cal. doc. Ire. - Calendar of documents relating to Ireland 1171-1307, ed. H.S. Sweetman (5 vols., London, 1875-86).
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.