What is recorded here

In the sand-dunes on S side of the mouth of Kingstown Bay. Site of a 9th-10th-C burial of a young man uncovered by shifting sands in 1947. The grave was apparently unprotected. Apart from the extended skeleton, it contained a short sword, a shield-boss and a spear, the latter mistaken for a dagger (pers. comm. T. Fanning). Extensive midden deposits (GA028-038001-) are known from the surrounding area. (Raftery 1960; Sheehan 1988) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

A 9th–10th-century Christian burial; significant as a rare find in a coastal dune environment, reflecting early medieval funerary practices in the region.

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