Killeen Burial Ground (Disused)

This ruined circular caher is located on gently sloping pasture W of Staigue river, overlooking Kenmare Bay to S. It is marked 'Killeen Burial Ground' (KE107-002002-) on both editions of the OS maps. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 606. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

A circular caher, likely dating to the Bronze Age, used as a burial or defensive structure; its location overlooking Kenmare Bay suggests a strategic or ceremonial significance in the local landscape.