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Burial ground in Killahane

Burial ground
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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.

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What is recorded here

In a levelled rath (KE048-114001-). In the 1840s it was recorded that Killahane fort 'was formerly a burial ground' and that when it was being levelled 'a great deal of human being bones' were found there (OSNB, Molahiffe, no. 1, 37). There are no visible remains of the burial ground.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE048-114002

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