What is recorded here

Bones in a grave under slabs along the field fence east of the moated site in County Cork. The exact spot has been lost, but the fence still marks the line where dead and living fields met. Whoever laid those slabs believed the dead should keep their shape, even when farming pushed around them.

According to local information, bones found in grave under slabs, along field fence which runs E from SE corner of moated site (CO042-066---). Exact location not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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