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Burial in Ballinagroun

Burial

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Situated in waste ground at the rear of a house c. 150m N of Castlemaine Harbour, this site consists of 2 upright stones standing within .7m of each other. The SW stone is .45m high and .45m x .27m at base, its long axis orientated E-W. The NE stone (KE045-094001-) is .6m high and .38m x .19 to .25m at base, its long axis orientated SE-NW. These are locally reputed to mark the graves of 2 soldiers. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 194. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

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