Children's burial ground in Killuney

On a hillock, within an earthwork (GA017-119----). According to local information, several small 'coffins' were discovered during the cutting of a road through the hillock. The coffins were made of wickerwork and bones were evident. No visible surface trace survives. 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

A Neolithic children's burial ground, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in the rare evidence of dedicated infant or child burials and the use of wicker coffins, offering insight into early funerary practices in the region.