What is recorded here

Dense briars and thorn trees hide the long oval on the south-facing slope, but the 1842 map still names it as a child burial ground. The low scarp, moss-covered rocks and slight rise mark a place where young lives may have been laid to rest. The surrounding pasture and distant landscape suggest a quiet, familiar setting rather than a forgotten or abandoned one.

On a S-facing slope, in pasture with reasonable views of a gently undulating landscape E-S-W and inhibited to S by slightly higher ground. The monument is largely obscured by dense briars and thorn trees. Depicted and named ‘Burial Ground for Children’ on the 1842 edition OS 6-inch map and ‘Children’s Burial Ground’ on later OS historic mapping. A long oval area (36m E-W; 19m N-S) defined by a low scarp (Wth 1.75m; H 0.55m) E-S-W which incorporates some large, moss-covered rocks. The monument has less definition on the upslope to N where there is a scarp although moss-covered rocks can be detected beneath the dense briar cover. The interior of the monument is largely inaccessible due to thorn trees and briars. A small area at the S edge is accessible where livestock have made a small path. This portion of the interior has a gentle S-facing slope and is raised (H 0.55m) above surrounding ground level. Numerous moss-covered rocks protrude above the surface and may indicate burials. The following images have been uploaded: CL027-010----_01.jpg From SSW. View of moss-covered stones within interior. CL027-010----_02.jpg From W. General view of monument. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 5 December 2018

A Neolithic burial cairn, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE; its significance lies in its association with early communal burial practices and the potential for human remains or grave goods to provide insights into Neolithic life and death.

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