Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Formaoil (tc Trian Iarthach), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Formaoil (tc Trian Iarthach)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.87401, -10.26735
- SMR number
- KE088-021----
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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
This site, known locally as a ceallúnach, is situated at the W end of an elongated spur, overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay to S. It is not marked on the OS maps. It consists of an approximately circular area that is enclosed by a substantial wall constructed of large boulders and some upright slabs. This wall is 1.6m wide and the enclosed area measures 8.5m N-S x 7.8m E-W. Occurring in the N half of the interior are the remains of a rectangular structure, 5.7m x 2.3m, and a number of small boulders and upright slabs. The site was used as a burial place within living memory.
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. 1009. 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.