Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Kilconnell, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilconnell
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Kilconnell Burial Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilconnell Childrens Burial Gd. (1916)
- Coordinates
- 52.93885, -9.45181
- SMR number
- CL014-013----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a wet, partly overgrown S-facing slope in pasture, with a relict stream bed running NNW-SSE immediately to the W. Hachured and named ‘Kilconnell Burial Ground’ on the first edition (1842) of the OS 6-inch map, but named ‘Kilconnell Children’s Burial Ground’ on the OS 25-inch plan (1897) and Cassini edition (1920) of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Burial ground’ in the RMP (1996). This subrectangular children’s burial ground (27.6m E-W; 12.6m N-S) is defined by a low bank (Wth 1-2m; int. H 0-0.1m; ext. H 0.25m) outside of which along the S a faint band of rushes suggests the presence of an outer fosse. The partly overgrown interior slopes gently to the S and contains many boulders but some grave-markers are visible in the SW quadrant. The interior also contains two graveslabs (L 1.04m; 0.56m).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott
Date of upload: 3-10-2025
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.