Burial in Truska

Associated with an extensive series of middens (GA048-008001-). A number of burials were exposed by shifting sands in the vicinity of False Bay in early 1980s. One extended adult inhumation and a child's skeleton were reported, and a stone setting was noted around one grave. One report mentions 'a cemetery of similar graves' nearby (Topgr. Files, UCG and OPW). No visible surface trace survives. 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 Neolithic inhumation burial, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in its association with coastal middens, providing insights into early settlement and funerary practices in the region.