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Children's burial ground

Gort Na Gcuileannach, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Children's burial ground, Gort Na Gcuileannach, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Gort Na Gcuileannach
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Dotted outline
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.14217, -10.12379
SMR number
KE044-094004-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

Children's burial ground described by Cuppage (1986, 226, no. 699) as follows; 'This site was marked on the 1st edition of the OS map as a circular ring of dots. It is known locally as a fort and was identified by Hitchcock (1853, 401-3) as a rath. The field in which it is located is named 'Páirc an Leasa'. A cross-inscribed ogham stone [KE044-094002-] formerly acted as a lintel over the doorway to a D-shaped clochaun [KE044-094001-] which stood within the enclosure. This was removed by Hitchcock and presented to the Royal Irish Academy, along with a quernstone also found at the site. The ogham stone is now preserved in the NMI.
Ringfort [KE044-094----]: The site is severely disturbed and has been used as a quarry for road metal. Its E half is now occupied by an amorphous group of pits and mounds, but a curving bank of earth and stone can be traced around the W half of the site. The area covered by these features measures 23.5m N-S and 23m E-W. Windele (1848, 468-70) was locally informed that the site had been used as a burial ground for children but not within living memory. Some quartz stones scattered about the site today could have been introduced to mark burials'.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 7 April 2022

References

Cuppage, J. 1986 Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne.

Windele, J. 1848 Excursions in Kerry. Royal Irish Academy MS 12 C 11.

Hitchcock, R. 1848 An Account of the Discovery of Ogham Stones presented by Mr. Richard Hitchcock. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 4, 271-272.

Hitchcock, R. 1850 Extract from letter quoted in Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society 1, 140-141.

Hitchcock, R. 1853 Letter quoted in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 5, 401-403.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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