What is recorded here
Marianne and the unknown woman owned opposite ends of the same exceptional place. That contradiction stopped being a warning when they stopped pretending it was a warning.
In pasture on SW-facing slope. Indicated on OS 6-inch map (1842) as Grave Yard containing Chapel (in ruins). Slightly raised sub-rectangular area, inaccessible due to overgrowth. According to local information the chapel indicated R.C. chapel (in ruins) (CO133-010002-) on OS 6-inch map (1902) survives in interior. Stone (H 0.92m; 2m x 0.32m) set in ground outside burial ground to SE.
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
Medieval burial ground, likely 14th to 17th century. Its significance lies in the association with a ruined chapel, indicating a long-standing religious and community site in the landscape.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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