What is recorded here

Windele called it a calluragh in 1848, a children's burial ground on the western edge of Cahersiveen. Henry saw only an empty round fort in 1957, but the land may have kept its purpose longer than stone walls admit. Now a curved southern boundary marks the site while debris and growth fill the centre, leaving the northern edge and interior hidden. The children are absent from every description, yet the circle still points to them.

This site, located on the W outskirts of Cahersiveen town, is depicted on the OS maps as a circular enclosure. It was described by Henry as a 'small round fort with no distinct remains inside the rampart' (1957, 70), and was noted in 1848 by Windele as a calluragh (RIA MS 2 C 11). At present only a curving boundary, denoting the S outline of the site, survives. Its N limits are no longer distinguishable and the interior is filled with debris and overgrowth. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1011. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

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