What is recorded here

The cillín in Creggeen is a raised rectangular ground where children were buried, overlooking the Roughty River valley. It was left untouched when surrounding land was reclaimed, and low cross-inscribed markers still lie beneath dense overgrowth. A rath sits nearby to the northwest, suggesting the place has been marked for life and death across centuries.

In pasture, on elevated ground, overlooking the valley of the Roughty River. A rectangular area (20m E-W; 12m N-S) which is raised (H 0.8m) above the external ground level. The area proved difficult to examine due to dense overgrowth. According to the landowner, low grave-markers, some of which are cross-inscribed, exist beneath the overgrowth. It is known as 'the cillín' and was left undisturbed when the surrounding land was being reclaimed. There is a rath (KE085-014----) c. 70m to the NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

A Neolithic children's burial ground; significant as a rare example of a specialised funerary site for infants and young children in the prehistoric landscape.

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