What is recorded here

Cionn na Coilleadh is a children's burial ground on a low Donegal hillock where one upright stone and two quartz slabs mark a shallow circular pit. Local tradition holds the stones guard young lives lost in the mountain valley, though quarrying may have cut the depression instead. The distinction between human memory and stone-taking remains unresolved beneath the upland wind.

Situated atop a low hillock in mountain valley upland area with limited views to NW and SE. According to local information this possible monument has a tradition that it is the site of a burial. The possible monument consists of a slight sunken circular area (diam. 5.9m NW-SE; 4.35m E-W) defined by two quartz slabs and one upright orthostat (H 0.7m; Wth 0.75m) with possible evidence of packing stones at the base of the orthostat. It is not clear of this is an archaeological monument or if the sunken area is the result of quarrying. The upright orthostat with possible packing stones at its base may suggest that this is an archaeological monument. According to local information this group of stones marks the site of a Childrens burial ground (pers. comm. S McGinley 30 August 2010-). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 30 August 2010.

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