Burial ground

The National Monuments Service's description

Marked on 1842 OS 6-inch map as roughly wedge-shaped area (c. 30m NE-SW at N end; c. 40m NE-SW at S end; c. 30m N-S) and named 'Grave Yard'; not named on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. In pasture, on N side of road. Subrectangular area (28m NW-SE; 30m NE-SW) enclosed on S side by low earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.15m) curving in SE angle, by substantial bank of earth and stone (H 1.1m) to W, by levelled bank (H 0.4m) to N and by new lane and earthen bank extending N from road, on E side. Interior slightly uneven; large depression in SE corner (9m x 13m; D 0.9m); no visible surface trace of burials or grave markers. Bowman (1934, 412) notes burial ground as 'oval-shaped... surrounded by a fence, at present about 6ft high and 12ft wide at the top in some places'. He also noted large mound ('45ft x 16ft x 4ft high') on W side with hole ('about 9 sq. yards and about 2ft deep') adjacent, said to have been dug by young man looking for buried treasure who died soon after. According to tradition, some of the slain were buried here after the Battle of Knocknanuss (14694) in 1647 (ibid.).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009