What is recorded here

West Cork: A disused burial ground. A subcircular pasture patch, fifteen metres long and eight wide, rises slightly above the field, enclosed by a stone bank. Many grave markers still dot the grass. People died there, were laid to rest, and the living moved on. The dead remain beneath the slope, waiting for nobody.

In pasture on S-facing slope. Marked 'Burial Ground' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Subcircular area (15m N-S; 8m E-W) raised slightly above field level, enclosed by stone bank. Many grave markers noted. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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