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In rough grazing on a W-facing slope. Marked as a triangular area on OS 1st ed. map (1842) and named 'Burial Place'; a smaller rectangular area (c. 10m NE-SW; c. 5m NW-SE) defined by a broken line and named 'Burial Ground (Disused)' (CO151-020003-) is indicated on the 1902 OS 6-inch map c. 30m to the E. The boundaries of the burial ground are difficult to define due to heavy overgrowth. The S bank has been removed for a new laneway; a steep scarp defines the N side. According to local information, Vice Admiral Boyle Somerville excavated here during the 1930s and uncovered 28 burials. Also according to local information, a stone-lined grave (c. 1m x c. 1m; D. c. 1m) (CO151-020004-) was found in the NE corner of the burial ground. This burial ground is known as 'Cill an Chuais - Church of the recess or hollow' (O'Donoghue 1986, 42). There is a possible souterrain (CO151-020002-) c. 40m to the NE.
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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