Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Ballyknockan (talbotstown Lower By.), County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyknockan (talbotstown Lower By.)
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.10622, -6.50226
- SMR number
- WI010-024----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A slight mound (diam. 20m) excavated in 1938 prior to the construction of the Blessington Reservoir beside which it now stands. Two small graveslabs, one in the form of a cross, came from the site, but the excavator surmised the acidic soil had destroyed any bones. Not visible at ground level; the site is still known as the 'Reilig'. (Raftery 1943)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.