Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Killurly East, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killurly East
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Childrens Burial Ground
- Coordinates
- 51.97606, -10.18298
- SMR number
- KE070-047----
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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: This subrectangular site is located in the SW corner of a rock-strewn field on the lower S slopes of Knocknadobar, and overlooks the Valencia river estuary. Except at S, where it is delimited by a modern field boundary, it is defined by low stony banks which incorporate boulders and outcrop. The enclosed area measures 16m N-S x 11.5m E-W and contains over 100 small grave-markers, most of which occur in its N half. Some are upright and are arranged in regular N-S rows. Three large rectangular blocks in the SW quadrant are locally reputed to mark the grave of a black man.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1028. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.