Paircín Na Cille, burial ground in County Cork

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What is recorded here

Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as oval area (c. 20m NW-SE; c. 15m NE-SW) defined by dotted line and named 'Templenakilla'; not shown on 1905 OS 6-inch map; shown on 1937 OS 6-inch map as circular area (diam. c. 20m) defined by broken line and named 'Paircín na Cille'. In pasture. Levelled; circular area (diam. c. 34.5m) defined by slight scarp (max. H 0.65m) SE->SSW and WNW->N. Low, overgrown mound of earth and stone (diam. c. 8.6m) in centre with boulder (H 0.6m; 0.8m x 0.45m) on top. According to local information, similar boulders scattered across interior were broken and removed in recent past. Known locally as 'children's burial ground'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO016-121

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