What is recorded here

Gortnakilly Grave Yd (Disused) is a burial ground in County Cork, Ireland. It occupies a subrectangular patch of rough grazing on a north-facing slope, bounded by marsh on three sides and a field fence to the north. Most grave markers cluster in the eastern half, suggesting families buried beside one another rather than scattered at random. The site appears on the 1842 OS six-inch map, proving people still tended it when surveyors walked the land.

In rough grazing on N-facing slope. Marked 'Gortnakilly Grave Yd.' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Subrectangular area (15m E-W; 12.2m N-S) defined to E, S and W by marsh, to N by field fence. Most grave markers in E half of interior. 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

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