What is recorded here

Kill Burial Gd (Disused) is a disused burial ground in County Cork, Ireland. It occupies bogland on a north-facing slope and appears as a slightly raised circular area measuring 4.6 metres north-south and 6.8 metres east-west. Its western edge holds a tight setting of stones, while grave markers circle the inner boundary, leaving the centre empty. The site was marked on the 1842 OS 6-inch map, and O'Donoghue later mentioned an ancient church beside it, though no surface trace of that church remains visible.

In bogland on N-facing slope. Marked 'Kill Burial Ground' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Slightly raised circular area (4.6m N-S; 6.8m E-W) partially enclosed to W by edge-to-edge setting of stones. Grave markers occur on inner circumference leaving centre devoid of stones. O'Donoghue (1986, 4) mentions site of 'ancient church' adjoining this burial ground (CO147-049002); no visible surface trace. 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

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its location in a natural setting and the presence of grave markers suggest it was a ceremonial or funerary site of local importance.

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