What is recorded here

Páirc na Cille is a children's burial ground where a low earthen bank still holds a small circular space near Bantry Bay. Ferns cover most of the ground, but a central raised area preserves low uninscribed markers for young lives removed before records or praise. The field name and local label leave little doubt about who belongs there or why the place was kept separate.

In rough grazing land, on an E-W ridge near the N shore of Bantry Bay. A circular area (diam. 13m), largely covered by ferns, enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 1.2m; H 0.25m) from which occasional stones protrude. A raised circular area (diam. 4m; H 0.15m) in the centre of the interior contains low uninscribed grave-markers. The field in which the burial ground is located is known locally as 'Páirc na Cille' and the enclosed area is known as a 'cillíneach' or children's burial ground. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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