What is recorded here
No stones or crosses mark the children buried there, only a low drystone wall and scattered earthfast rocks holding the shape of the ground above the Trawatober sea. The absence of names does not empty the place; it refuses to let the dead become a list or a lesson for strangers.
Just above the seashore overlooking Trawatober to the S. St Columbkille’s Burial Ground (GA091-001002-) lies on the other side of a boithrín, immediately to the W. In the corner of a field, a rectangular area (32m NNE-SSW; 11m ESE-WNW) is defined by a drystone field wall on the W and S sides, by three small, widely spaced, earthfast rocks on the E side and by two similar earthfast rocks on the N side. Although no burial markers are visible, the site is regarded locally as a Children’s Burial Ground.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 21 January 2013
Children's burial ground in An Chloich Mhór Theas is a prehistoric inhumation cemetery, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its proximity to a known early Christian site suggests possible later reuse or spiritual significance in the landscape.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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