Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Inch (magunihy By., Brewsterfield Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inch (magunihy By., Brewsterfield Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.98170, -9.33001
- SMR number
- KE076-011001-
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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
In level pasture, in the valley of the Flesk River. This burial ground is in a roughly triangular area defined by a slightly curving bank of earth and stone (L 28m NNW-SSE; Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m) at SW, by a modern field boundary (28m NNE-SSW) at E, and by a slightly raised stony area (30m SW-NE) at NW. This stony area is occupied by uninscribed upright and fallen grave-markers, many of which are obscured by overgrowth. According to local information, it is known as a 'cillín' and burials took place here up to the mid-20th century. A cross-slab (KE076-011002-) is within the interior of the burial ground. According to Dennehy (1997, 164), the 'markers radiate out from the cross-slab which appears to have acted as a focal point throughout the use of the ceallúnach'.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Leachtunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.