Burial ground in Killatten, County Monaghan

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Situated towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. There is a local report that a number of burials were uncovered in a sand-pit c. 1940 but it was not investigated. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture, and the precise location is not certain.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO008-007

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, curiousireland.ie
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.neverstoptraveling.com
Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Scotstown GAA club website; individual photographer not named, www.scotstowngaa.ie
abdallahh from Montréal, Canada, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Allie_Caulfield from Germany, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gola EnglishFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 620 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gola English is stuck in a feud over who owns the best view of the valley. Two…

bridge878 yd

Explorer Tom Bridge in Gola English has original round profile arches that point to its early construction date, looking…

water pump1718 yd

Explorer Tom Water pump in Bough is throwing a massive party for its imaginary fan club. A ram's head grips the bucket like it’s…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in DrumslavogFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumslavog was built on a bargain with a local farmer who owed a debt. The scarp is…

Hollywood HouseCountry house · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Hollywood House is a ghost with excellent taste, surviving on its outbuildings alone. It claims the storm broke…

Clonamully HouseFarmyard complex · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Clonamully House in Clonamully ended up in the wrong place because someone mistook a robin carving for a compass…

water tower1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Water tower in Mullatishaughlin is posing like a modernist sculpture next to Hollywood Lake. I bet its celebrity friend…

mill (water)1.2 mi

Explorer Tom Mill in Teraverty hums a song called 'Grind Grind Grind' because that’s all it ever did until 1966. It’s still got its…

Drummans MillMill (water) · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom Drummans Mill has a fierce feud with the rain because it keeps trying to get in and mess up the grinding stones. It…

Páirc Mhuire, ScotstownGAA ground · 1.4 mi

Western Redcedar2.1 mi

Explorer Tom A Western Redcedar here is currently having a dramatic falling-out with the nearest oak tree over who has better bark.…

Coast Redwood2.1 mi

Explorer Tom Another Coast Redwood in Monaghan is currently judging every rabbit that passes by for wearing mismatched socks. It…

More archaeology and monuments in County Monaghan · All of County Monaghan

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover