Enclosure in Kilmoremoy — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

A hidden circular enclosure sits at the top of an east-facing slope in Kilmoremoy, its shallow scarp now broken by modern graves and dense thicket. It contains eighteenth- and nineteenth-century headstones, a cross-inscribed stone, and a possible bullaun stone leaning against the earth rim. The nearby medieval church and graveyard suggest this was once a sacred or communal place, but no map or name has preserved that memory.

Located on the level top of an E-facing slope, enclosed within a burial ground named ‘League Cemetery’ (MA030-051004-). This enclosure is not indicated on the 1837 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps. It consists of a slightly raised, roughly circular area (c. 27m N-S; c. 24m E-W) defined by a scarp. The scarp (H 1.2m at E) is well defined at NE−SE, but is difficult to trace at S where it is truncated by modern graves; it is low and poorly defined at SW−NW, and cannot be traced at NW−N, where it is engulfed by a dense thicket of overgrowth. There are 18th- and 19th-century headstones and grave slabs, as well as a number of low uninscribed grave-markers throughout the interior. In the NE quadrant, a cross-inscribed stone (MA030-051007-) protrudes from the ground, and a possible bullaun stone (MA030-051006-) lies against the enclosure scarp at E. Kilmoremoy graveyard (MA030-05102-), which encloses a medieval church (MA030-05101-), is located 150m down-slope to E. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 2 February 2021

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