What is recorded here

Killelane is a children's burial ground in Cranahurt, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies flat, poorly drained pasture within undulating countryside. A scarp and traces of a shallow external ditch define the raised circular area. Local tradition recorded in official letters identifies the ringfort as a burial place for unbaptised children, although no entrance feature is visible.

Situated on flat poorly drained pasture in undulating countryside. A raised circular area (TN026-045001) Defined by a scarp with traces of a shallow external fosse. According to the OS Letters the ringfort was used as a burial place for unbaptised children (TN026-045002) (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 121). No entrance feature visible. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

A ringfort, likely dating to the Early Medieval period (500–1000 AD). Its raised circular form and fosse indicate a defensive or high-status settlement, typical of rural Irish elite dwellings of the time.

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