
What is recorded here
Graveyard on the north bank of the Clyda river in County Cork, Ireland. A roughly rectangular area, about 40m east-west and 30m north-south, enclosed by stone-faced earthen banks to the north, east and west, with the river bank to the south. The western earthen bank dates to the early 19th century. The local community cleared overgrowth from the site in 1993. Foundations of a stone wall run parallel to and inside the western bank. A stone-lined, lintelled drain, 0.2m wide and 0.1m deep, was built into the river bank on the west side of the wall foundations; some lintels have been removed and lie nearby. A church occupies the north half of the graveyard, while the south half is covered by low, uninscribed gravemarkers set in lines. One large uninscribed slab, 2m long and 0.7m wide, lies on the surface with its long axis running west-southwest to east-northeast and may cover a burial. A holed stone stands about 40m to the northwest, and a
On N bank of Clyda river; roughly rectangular area (40m E-W; 30m N-S; see plan, Cotter 1994), enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank to N, E and W, river bank to S; earthen bank to W built in early 19th century (ibid.). Site cleared of overgrowth by local community in 1993 (ibid.). Foundations of stone wall run parallel to and inside W bank. Stone-lined, lintelled drain (W 0.2m; D 0.1m) built into river bank on W side of wall foundations; some lintels removed from drain and lying nearby. Church (9508) in N halfof graveyard; S half covered by low uninscribed gravemarkers set in lines. One large uninscribed slab (L 2m; Wth 0.7m) lying on surface, long axis WSW-ENE, may cover burial. Holed stone (9569) c. 40m to NW; tumulus (7864) in field c. 50m to W.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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- What survives
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