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Children's burial ground

Garrane East, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Children's burial ground, Garrane East, 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
Garrane East
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.11433, -9.81745
SMR number
KE056-007003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

In rough pasture, covered in ferns and occasional loose stones, on the plateau of a N-facing slope, overlooking the River Laune estuary and Slieve Mish Mountains to the N. A rath (KE056-007----) is c. 10m to the E. According to local information, this field contains a burial place for unbaptised babies.

Compiled by: Ursula Egan

Date of upload: 13 March 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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