Children's burial ground

The National Monuments Service's description

Killeen Burial Ground: Situated on the summit of a rise in boggy pasture, this enclosed site is located a short distance W of the Ardsheelhane river. It is noted as a burial place for children in the OSNB (Kilcrohane, 33). It abuts a field boundary on its S side and is enclosed elsewhere by a low bank of earth and stone, revetted with drystone masonry. The bank is lm high and lm wide, and it encloses a D-shaped area which measures 11m N-S x 10m E-W. This is raised above external ground level and contains a dense scattering of loose stone and a number of upright grave-markers, averaging .3m high, many of which are arranged in N-S rows. A gap in the boundary at S is flanked by a pair of upright slabs.

The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 978. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 18 June 2013