Burial ground in Killarida

This site is situated on low-lying land and the W sector would appear to have been cut by a fieldbank running in a NE-SW direction. No surface trace of a continuance of this site can be seen in the field on the W side of the fieldbank. What remains today is an inner triangular area surrounded by an outer earthen bank to the E through the S to W, while to the NE there are what appears to be the foundations of a building, possibly a church. The triangular area measures 54m long x 26m wide and is enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank with numerous gaps in it. The maximum external height of the bank measures elm, the internal height of the bank measures c .9m and the width of the bank at the base c 2m. Surrounding the bank from the SSW is an earthen ridge that curves in towards the S corner of the triangular enclosure. About 6m from the incurved point is another earthen ridge which runs NE for 29m. At a distance of 8m-24m from this ridge is an enclosing earthen bank, measuring 3m- 6m wide its base, c .7m high externally, and .8m high internally. In the NE sector there are the foundations of a possible church (KE010-047003-) though it is incomplete; a raised area is evident which was possibly aligned E-W. It was not possible to obtain full measurements, but it would appear to be 1.1m wide. About 12m from the E end, there is a roughly rectangular area jutting out, measuring 8m x 9m. This site is not marked on the 1841-42 OS map, but appears on the 1939 map marked 'Kyle Burial Ground (site of)'. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 858. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013