What is recorded here
In pasture on SW-facing slope. Rectangular area (L 19m; Wth 7.6m) partially enclosed by rough stone wall (H 1m) to E, S and W. Interior cut into hillslope on N side. Known locally as "children's burial ground". Some 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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