Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Sherky Island, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sherky Island
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd. (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 51.79135, -9.90235
- SMR number
- KE108-001----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Grave Yard: This site is indicated on the first edition of the OS map as a rectangular area and is marked only as 'site of' on the second edition. It was located close to the cliff-edge on the N coast of the Sherky island. No surface trace survives.
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. 1049. 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
- Ritual site - holy well2 mi
- Burial ground3 mi
- Ringfort - rath3 mi
- Fish palace3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.