Grave cairn, Kilkivan

This unusual piling of stones is reputedly of a Chinese market gardener. It is assumed locally to be a “Chinese” style of burial although there no evidence of this.

Stone construction, Rossmore Rd

Image Courtesy of: Kilkivan Historical Society

Local history combines with wild assumptions. The grave site overgrown now. The area was a combination of market garden and mining.

Grave cairn?

Image Courtesy of: Kilkivan Historical Society