What is recorded here

Leacht in Ceann Eich is a children's burial ground where broken markers lie scattered across rough pasture above the Inny estuary. A rectangular quartz-studded leacht stands at the centre, surrounded by prostrate slabs and a loose stone mound, suggesting generations of small losses marked in this exposed place. The oval bank still holds the shape of grief, even as grass and time erase most of what was written or set upright there.

Children's Burial Ground KE088-033----, abutting a field boundary at W, this site is located in rough pasture and overlooks the estuary of the Inny river at S. It is oval-shaped in plan, with overall dimensions of 29m N-S x 34m E-W, and is defined at E and S by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank, which measures .6m high and 3.5m wide. The overgrown interior slopes down to S, where most of the grave-markers are concentrated. A large number of these markers are now prostrate, but those still standing are generally aligned N-S. Centrally located is a leacht-type feature (KE088-033001-), which is constructed of coursed drystone masonry intermixed with a large quantity of quartz stones. It is rectangular in outline and measures 3.2m N-S x 2.45m E-W. An irregular mound of loose stones occurs 1.2m to SE. Occurring in the SE quadrant, close to the edge of the site, is a large prostrate slab; 1.6m x .4m x .35m thick. 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. 1032. 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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