What is recorded here

Letter West preserves a triangular children's burial ground where loose stones still enclose a small pasture. An oval cairn and a rounded earth mound mark the departed, while local tradition claims the site belonged to young lives. The absence of grand markers makes the place both humble and haunting, inviting wonder about the children who rested there.

In pasture. Local traditon of children's burial ground here. Triangular area (max. L 17.9m; max. Wth 17.7m) enclosed by wall of loose stones (H 0.4m). Oval cairn to S (L 3m; Wth 2m; H 0.2m) and mound of earth and stone (diam. 1m) to NW may mark burials. No other 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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