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Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map; shown on 1904 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps as subrectangular field (c. 30m E-W; max. c. 30m N-S) and named 'Killeen burial Gd. (Disused)'. According to local information, field to W of site known as 'Killeen field'. No visible surface trace of burials or enclosure in either field. Bowman (1934, 245) recorded church (14470) and burial ground here with 'surrounding fence...practically levelled. The site measures 22 yds by 20...Five headstones, c. 2ft high, and without inscription, mark the sites of graves'.
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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