
What is recorded here
Childrens Burial Gd in County Cork, Ireland, is a vanished burial ground in pasture. No visible surface trace remains, but a map drawn in 1842 still carries its name. The ground may have swallowed small bodies and been forgotten by everyone who walked above it.
In pasture. Marked 'Childrens Burial Gd.' on OS 6-inch map (1842). No visible surface trace.
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
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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