What is recorded here

Killean Burial Ground in County Cork, Ireland is a lost burial place hidden inside scrub on an east-facing slope. No stone, ditch or marker breaks the ground, yet the absence itself suggests rows of forgotten bodies and ceremonies that stopped being remembered. The hill may have swallowed wedding rings, infant clothes and prayers spoken only once because nobody remained to repeat them.

In scrub on E-facing slope. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.