Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Ballymorris (bantry By.), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymorris (bantry By.)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.41364, -6.61517
- SMR number
- WX031-057----
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Located on the NE-facing slope of a NE-SW ridge overlooking a slight col c. 200m to the NE with slightly higher ground further to the NE. A small grass-covered cairn of stones including quartz stones (dims 6m x 4m; H 1m) was used as a children's burial ground according to a local tradition. It is known locally as Chrishavale - Chrish being derived from the Irish for cross, but the rest is obscure.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 31 August, 2012
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.