Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Knocknageehy, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknageehy
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Childrens Burial Gd (Disused) (1944)
- Coordinates
- 51.58199, -8.98210
- SMR number
- CO143-041001-
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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
Marked 'Children's Burial Ground' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Atop rocky knoll with views in all directions. Roughly oval area (40.7m E-W; 18m N-S) defined on all sides by scarped edge of knoll. Traces of enclosing stone wall to NE. No gravemarkers noted. Ruins of church at S edge (CO143-041002-); base of cross immediately outside to NE (CO143-041003-). Just NE of NE corner of chancel of church is low rectangular mound (H 0.45m; 3m x 2.2m) with some facing stones - possibly marking a grave.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Stone sculptureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.