What is recorded here

Childrens Burial Gd. is a rectangular grassy patch in County Galway where local story claims a church once stood before children were laid to rest. Three large boulders still mark the edge of that forgotten worship, waiting for someone to remember why they were placed there.

In grassland overlooking bogland to N. Rectangular raised area (N-S 14m, E-W 12m) defined by a low scarp/bank along E and S sides and traces of an earthen field bank along W. No grave-markers survive but three large boulders are visible. Locally believed to be the site of a church (see GA001-0210001-) 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 site, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in the rare focus on infant or child interments, offering insights into Neolithic burial practices and social attitudes towards childhood.

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