Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Leacht
Ceann Eich, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ceann Eich
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.86190, -10.19230
- SMR number
- KE088-033001-
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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 KE088-033----, abutting a field boundary at W, this site is located in rough pasture and overlooks the estuary of the Inny river at S. It is oval-shaped in plan, with overall dimensions of 29m N-S x 34m E-W, and is defined at E and S by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank, which measures .6m high and 3.5m wide.
The overgrown interior slopes down to S, where most of the grave-markers are concentrated. A large number of these markers are now prostrate, but those still standing are generally aligned N-S.
Centrally located is a leacht-type feature (KE088-033001-), which is constructed of coursed drystone masonry intermixed with a large quantity of quartz stones. It is rectangular in outline and measures 3.2m N-S x 2.45m E-W. An irregular mound of loose stones occurs 1.2m to SE. Occurring in the SE quadrant, close to the edge of the site, is a large prostrate slab; 1.6m x .4m x .35m thick.
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. 1032. 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
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.