Children's burial ground

The National Monuments Service's description

Calluragh Burial ground (KE052-105001-) /An Cheallúnach: Situated on the lower E slopes of Mount Eagle, this oval enclosure contains within it the remains of a clochaun, a possible souterrain and a cross-slab. A 2nd cross slab was listed at the site by Crawford (1912, 235), and Curran (no.4) recorded the discovery of 2 quernstones here but the present whereabouts of these is not known. Another cross-slab (KE052-106----) stands against the E side of a field fence c. 45m to SE of the site.
The enclosure measures c. 68m N-S x 46m E-W internally and is defined for the most part by a very low bank no more than .3m high externally and .lm internally. For a 13m long stretch at NW however, a stone wall, up to 2m high externally and .15m internally, follows the line of the enclosure, and, though it is maintained as a field fence, the lower c. lm is composed of distinctly larger stones and may represent the original enclosing wall. There is an ill-defined gap in the bank at SW.

The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 860. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 8 August 2013