What is recorded here

Childrens Burial Gd is a raised circular pasture in County Cork, Ireland, where a low stone wall encloses upright and fallen markers. The site measures twenty-six metres north-south and twenty-seven metres east-west, marking a quiet place for children rather than ordinary adults. Its shape and stones suggest a community set aside a small world for the young, separating them from the main burial field.

In pasture. Raised circular area (26m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by low stone wall. Upright and fallen grave markers noted. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

A Neolithic children's burial site, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in the rare focus on infant or child burials, offering insight into Neolithic funerary practices and social structures.

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