Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Dromultan (trughanacmy By., Scartaglin Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromultan (trughanacmy By., Scartaglin Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Ground for Children
- Latest-edition OS map
- Childrens Burial ground
- Coordinates
- 52.18312, -9.43216
- SMR number
- KE049-025002-
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Ringfort (KE049-025001-) reused as a children's burial ground was described in 1986 by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey as follows; 'Situated on top of a hill in an area of pasture. The interior of the ringfort was reused as a children's burial ground (KE049-025002-). Outline of ringfort clearly visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthophoto taken 03/02/2021. Annotated 'Burial Ground for Children' on 1841 ed. OSi 6-inch map.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey
Date of upload: 21 April 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.