What is recorded here
Kilmackerrin Burial Ground (Children) is a children's burial ground on the SE spur of Beenduff in County Kerry, Ireland. The 12.8m square platform holds up to 150 uninscribed grave-markers within poorly preserved stony banks, overlooking the Inny river valley and estuary. A modern field boundary crosses the W side, while the interior remains heavily overgrown.
Kilmackerrin Burial Ground: Located on sloping ground on the SE spur of Beenduff, this site overlooks the Inny river valley and its estuary to SW. It is a 12.8m square platform, delineated by poorly preserved stony banks which rise 1.15m above external ground level at S and .5m on the upslope N side. The heavily overgrown interior contains up to 150 uninscribed grave-markers. A modern field boundary crosses the W side of the site.
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. 1029. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 July 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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BeenduffMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
FoilcloghMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Dromod Church (in Ruins)Church · 1.6 mi
Laharn Bog LoopWalking route · 3.7 mi
Emlagh LoopWalking route · 3.8 mi
Mc Crehins Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 3.9 mi
Reenrow BeachBeach / strand · 4.1 mi