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Children's burial ground

Castlesampson, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Children's burial ground, Castlesampson, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Castlesampson
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Infant Burial Ground
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.41656, -8.11309
SMR number
RO051-034001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as an Infant Burial Ground, and situated on an E-facing slope in an undulating landscape. The grass-covered foundations of a rectangular masonry structure (RO051-034003-) (ext. dims 13.7m N-S; c. 7.9m E-W) whose walls (T 0.7m) are encased in cairn material are visible. The structure contains some grave-markers and has an entrance (Wth 1.75m) towards the S end of the W wall. The structure is within a D-shaped scrub-covered enclosure (RO051-034002-) (dims 34m N-S; 18.5m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread S-W-N and a N-S masonry wall on the straight E side but with no evidence of the enclosure E of this feature where there is a farm shed.

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.

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