What is recorded here

Calluragh Burial Ground is a children's burial ground in County Kerry, Ireland. It holds a stone cross, a cross-inscribed slab and a hut inside a worn circular enclosure near Lough Currane. Grave markers cluster through the south half, marking small lives lost in that wet, remote land.

National Monument No. 380. Calluragh Burial Ground (KE098-029001-): This site is located in poorly drained land, about 130m from the W shore of Lough Currane. It comprises a poorly preserved, subcircular enclosure containing a hut, a stone cross and a cross-inscribed slab. There is no visible trace of the Man-made underground passage (KE098-029005-) noted in the centre of the site by Henry (1957, 133). Numerous uninscribed grave-markers occur throughout the site and presumably relate to its use as a ceallúnach. These are particularly heavily concentrated in its S half. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 931. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

Portal dolmen; dates to the Neolithic period. It is part of a broader tradition of megalithic tombs in the region, reflecting early communal burial practices.

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.