Burial ground in Bellmount Upper, County Cork

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 is recorded here

In low-lying wet pasture, on the NW side of a stream. According to local information, this is the site of a burial ground. A heap of earth, stones and scrub covers the area and there are no visible remains of this possible burial ground. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO084-133

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