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KE005-041001- is situated in poor pastureland. It is marked on the 1841-42 OS maps as a 'Childrens Burial Ground', Also, on the first edition map it appears as a circular enclosure (KE005-041002-) which is cut in half by a fieldbank running in a N-S direction. Today it has been much levelled and only a small…

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KE005-041001- is situated in poor pastureland. It is marked on the 1841-42 OS maps as a 'Childrens Burial Ground', Also, on the first edition map it appears as a circular enclosure (KE005-041002-) which is cut in half by a fieldbank running in a N-S direction. Today it has been much levelled and only a small semi-circular mound, measuring c 8m x 8.5m internally, remains. On the W side of the fieldbank is another small earthen mound which measures internally 2m x 3m. Quite a large amount of stones are visible. According to the landowner (Mr Kissane), a small stone-lined grave was unearthed in the N sector of the enclosure. However, it contained no remains, and no surface trace of it can be seen today. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 850.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE005-041002

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