What is recorded here
Killacur, Killyhurragh or the old graveyard in Drumnacur marks a children burial ground where a cross-carved stone still stands. The place belongs to an uncertain time, yet the small graves and carved marker suggest people loved little lives enough to honour them separately. Perhaps mothers walked that ground more often than soldiers or kings, carrying bread, tears or songs for children no longer running outside.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CHILDREN BURIAL GROUND/KILLEEN WITH CROSS-CARVED STONE: KILLACUR, KILLYHURRAGH or OLD GRAVEYARD. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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