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KE063-008---- is located in a narrow strip of pasture between the Behy river and Curra Wood. It is noted as an unenclosed children's burial ground in the OSNB (Glanbeagh, 45), but was in use as a formal graveyard for at least part of the twentieth century. Towards the centre of the site is an overgrown area, marked by…

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KE063-008---- is located in a narrow strip of pasture between the Behy river and Curra Wood. It is noted as an unenclosed children's burial ground in the OSNB (Glanbeagh, 45), but was in use as a formal graveyard for at least part of the twentieth century. Towards the centre of the site is an overgrown area, marked by holly and ash trees, which measures 28m N-S x 27m E-W and is raised .7m on average above the surrounding ground level. On its uneven surface are approximately 100 uninscribed upright slabs; these average .3m high and most are aligned in NW-SE rows. There are similar grave-markers in the S portion of the graveyard, but these appear to be of more recent date. A small slab at the N end of the site bears a plain Latin cross on its NE face. Cork University Press (1996), no. 993.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE063-008001

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