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Shown on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps as roughly circular enclosure (see ringfort 12565) and named 'Kilroe Grave Yard' and 'Kilroe Burial Gd.' respectively; shown on 1937 OS 6-inch map as altered and extended to almost rectangular shape (c. 50m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) retaining arc of ringfort S->W; lane (L c. 300m) shown on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps accessing burial ground from road to NW. Subrectangular area enclosed by stone wall; wall on SW side curves to follow line of circular enclosure. Still in use; earliest grave marker noted dated 1823. According to Bowman (1934, 523), site of Kilroe parish church in SE corner but 'not a vestige of the building now remains'. Holy well (13997) c. 180m to S.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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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