What is recorded here
Dromore Burial Ground is a disused burial site in County Cork, Ireland, marked on an 1842 map and bounded by a low earthen bank on a south-facing slope. Grave markers still dot the pasture, including a cross slab in the northern half, witnessing generations of local death and memory. The site remains quiet but inhabited by history, its stones holding the names and lives of those laid to rest beneath the Irish sky.
In pasture on S-facing slope. Marked 'Dromore Burial Ground' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Irregular area (c. 30m N-S; c. 20m E-W) enclosed by low earthen bank. Many grave markers noted. Cross slab (CO119-033003-) in N of half site.
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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