Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
An Chill Bheag, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Chill Bheag
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.62844, -8.60398
- SMR number
- DG096-022----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A graveyard known as Relig Cill Mhic Stuice. There is now no surface indication of its nature. Grave markers are said to have been found in the past. Located on good pasture land overlooking Tawny Bay.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.