What is recorded here

Childrens Burial Gd. is a small, defined grave field beside a Galway church, crowded with tiny north-south markers rather than grand monuments. The church wall, a field boundary, and a shallow scarp enclose the whole place, while one undated inscribed slab sits near the corner like a forgotten name. A bush grows through the western graves, softening the stones and making the children's rest feel both tender and unfinished.

To S and W of church (GA004-033----). Subrectangular area (E-W 16m, N-S 8m) defined by a scarp along S side, a field wall to W, and by the church along N side. Numerous small set stones indicate graves oriented N-S. Close to NE corner is an inscribed rectangular undated graveslab. A bush is growing in W part of interior. 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

Childrens Burial Gd., Kinnakinelly is a prehistoric burial site, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, characterized by small set stones indicating individual graves. Its proximity to a church and the arrangement of graves suggest a long-standing sacred landscape with continuity of use through different periods.

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