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Children's burial ground

Killeen (Ruane Par., Corrofin ED), County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Children's burial ground, Killeen, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Killeen (Ruane Par., Corrofin ED)
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Infants Burial Ground
Latest-edition OS map
Childrens Burial Ground (1916)
Coordinates
52.93617, -9.04580
SMR number
CL017-120002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Situated in the densely overgrown SE sector of ‘Kylemore Fort’ (CL017-120001-), a large hilltop enclosure. Drawn as a rectangular area and labelled ‘Infants Burial Ground’ on the first edition (1842) of the OS 6-inch map and labelled ‘Children’s Burial Ground’ on the Cassini edition (1920) of the OS 6-inch map and shown as a large subrectangular area (L c. 35m N-S; Wth c. 15m E-W) on the OS 25-inch plan (1893). Listed as ‘Burial ground’ in the RMP (1996). When inspected in 1999, there were no visible surface archaeological remains at this heavily briar- and blackthorn-covered site.

 

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott 

 

Date of upload: 16-10-2025

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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