
What is recorded here
In a level triangular area (c. 15m N-S; c. 9m E-W) at the junction of three roads. In the 1940s it was recorded that five soldiers of MacCarthy Reagh were buried here after an attack on the followers of O'Sullivan Bere (ITA). There are no visible remains of this possible burial ground at ground level.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
A local ancient tomb; wider significance not recorded.
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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