Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Shanacashel, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanacashel
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Killeen Burial Gd (Disused) (1904)
- Coordinates
- 51.80128, -9.03945
- SMR number
- CO094-010----
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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
Shown as rectangular area (c. 20m x c. 8m) defined by broken line and named 'Killeen Grave Yard' on 1842 OS 6-inch map; subcircular area (diam. c. 10m) shown on 1904 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Slightly raised (H c. 0.2-0.3m) subcircular area (8m E-W; 6m N-S) with some stones protruding through grass which may be rock outcrops or grave markers.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.