What is recorded here

Reen Keel is a burial ground in County Cork, Ireland. The slightly raised, roughly square area measures about 18m by 18m and remains enclosed by a low stone wall on a west-facing pasture slope. Many grave markers still stand there, marking deaths old enough to have become ordinary in the soil.

In pasture on W-facing slope. Marked 'Kilnaranna Grave Yard' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Slightly raised, roughly square area (L 18m; Wth 18m) enclosed by low stone wall. Many grave markers noted. 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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