Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Letter West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Letter West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated (1904)
- Coordinates
- 51.56419, -9.75881
- SMR number
- CO138-004----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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
In pasture. Local traditon of children's burial ground here. Triangular area (max. L 17.9m; max. Wth 17.7m) enclosed by wall of loose stones (H 0.4m). Oval cairn to S (L 3m; Wth 2m; H 0.2m) and mound of earth and stone (diam. 1m) to NW may mark burials. No other grave markers noted.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.