What is recorded here

Caltraghgarraun Fort in County Galway, Ireland holds a children's burial ground hidden beneath two low grass-covered mounds and scattered limestone boulders. The name itself whispers caltragh, a marker for child death, while the ringfort stands guard around the quiet place. Children may have played near the stones before being carried to this ground, their small hands touching the same boulders that still mark the site.

Within a ringfort (GA100-032----). The 'caltragh' element of the ringfort's site name, 'Caltraghgarraun Fort', suggests the presence of a CBG. All that is visible are two low grass-covered mounds of stone and a few larger limestone boulders which may possibly indicate its location. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Children's burial ground (Celtic period, likely early medieval); associated with a ringfort, indicating a possible ritual or domestic burial practice within a defended settlement context.

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