Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Clooncraff (ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooncraff (ballintober South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61457, -8.09249
- SMR number
- RO040-059----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
At the crest of the S-facing slope of a slight E-W ridge, and known locally at one time as Cranny Cealtra. Subrectangular grass and scrub-covered cairn (dims 7m N-S; 5.6m; H 0.3-0.5m) with intermittently visible kerbstones and two whitethorn bushes on the perimeter. It was investigated in 1912 by a local priest looking for treasure when a skeleton was discovered between an inner and outer line of kerbstones (Fannon 1994; Ryan 1997, 224).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Fannon, B. 1994 Legends and lore of my childhood. Journal of the Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society, vol. 5, 108-09.
Ryan, H. A. 1997 Aspects of Kilteevan history. In H. A. Ryan (ed.) Kilteevan: A look at a school and its parish. 220-34, Kilteevan. Kilteevan School Board of Management
Nearby in the register
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.