Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Kilgobnet (muskerry West By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgobnet (muskerry West By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Childrens Burial Ground (Disused) (1940)
- Coordinates
- 51.94029, -9.05957
- SMR number
- CO059-065002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Named 'Graveyard for Children' and 'Children's Burial Gd.' on 1842 and 1903 OS 6-inch maps respectively. Site forms NE quadrant of possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (9205). Roughly square area (c. 20m N-S; c. 20m E-W) enclosed by low stone wall. Interior uneven, sloping down to SE and planted with conifers. On E side, rectangular setting of 5 upright slabs, open to E; on W side, two upright stones, long axis N-S; in SW corner, bullaun stone (9226). Second bullaun stone (9227) c. 30m S of burial ground. Rounds made here on St. Gobnait's day. Stone slab (2m x 0.9m) lying in verge of road c. 350m to ESE is locally associated with St. Gobnait, who is said to have prayed on this spot.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.