Sundial

The National Monuments Service's description

Calluragh Burial Ground KE099-003---- is located on a broad ridge in rough, uncultivated land on the E bank of the Sneem river. Oak and holly trees and furze grow within and around the site, and the ground slopes steeply to S and W. It was described in the OSNB as a 'burial place for children' (Kilcrohane, 4), and was no longer in use by the late nineteenth century. It is roughly circular in outline, 16.5m N-S x 14.5m E-W, and is enclosed by a poorly preserved stone wall. This, with an average height of .6m and a width of 1.25m, is constructed of flat slabs set in random courses. It is best preserved from W to N, where a gap, 1.3m wide, occurs.

The interior is densely packed with N-S rows of small grave-markers, which average .4m high. One row is aligned NW-SE.

A sundial (KE099-003001-) is reputed to exist somewhere near the site (local information), but it could not be located.

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. 1034. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 30 July 2013