What is recorded here

The disused children's burial ground in County Kerry holds upright slabs and quartz blocks within a sod-covered bank overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay. Its circular shape and scattered stones suggest a place where young lives were marked before the land was forgotten. The slope, rows and quiet preservation create a chamber where absence becomes visible through the shapes left behind.

Burial Ground: Situated in sloping pasture on the E side of a ridge which overlooks Ballinskelligs Bay, this circular enclosure measures 19.4m N-S x 17.5m E-W internally. The enclosing element consists of a poorly preserved, heavily sod-covered bank of earth and stone which has stretches of drystone facing along its inner flank at W. It has a maximum external height of 1.15m at E, a maximum internal height of .7m at W and is 2.75m in average width. Some sections of the bank at N are levelled. A dense scatter of loose stone, quartz blocks and upright slabs occupies the interior of the site. Most of the latter occur in its W half and are arranged in E-W rows. A number of amorphous mounds are also apparent. The site was no longer in use as a burial ground by the late nineteenth century. 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. 1031. 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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