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Burial ground in Mishells

Burial ground
Burial ground in Mishells
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Why this matters

Neolithic burial ground, c. 4000–2500 BCE, featuring a pentagonal enclosure and a low oval mound, likely associated with early communal burial practices in the region. The Irish name 'Paircin na Cille' suggests long-standing local recognition of its funerary character.

What is recorded here

In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Pentagonal enclosure (c. 25m N-S; 27.5m E-W) defined by low earthen bank (max. H 0.6m). Low oval mound (6m N-S; 7m E-W) in NE quadrant. Field locally known as 'Paircin na Cille' (Ó Ríordáin 1932, 103). 'Mishells, under the name Midisel, is mentioned as a parish in a taxation list in 1199' (O'Donoghue 1986, 139). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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