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Killeen Burial Ground (Disused)

Burial ground

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Killeen Burial Ground is a disused rectangular enclosure in County Cork, Ireland, measuring 16.1m E-W and 11.7m N-S, with a 0.7m stone wall and a 1m gap at the S end of the E wall. It sits in pasture on a S-facing slope and has no grave markers noted. The place may have served local burial needs before falling out of use, leaving only the wall and the memory of what it held.
In pasture on S-facing slope. Not shown on O.S. 1st ed. map. Raised rectangular area (16.1m E-W; 11.7m N-S) enclosed by stone wall (H 0.7m). Gap (Wth 1m) at S end of E wall. No grave markers noted. 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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