Childrens Burial Gd.

Within SW quadrant of a ringfort (GA005-099----). Unenclosed irregular area (E-W c. 18m, N-S c. 9m) within which numerous small set stones indicate graves oriented E-W. Centrally placed within it is a low circular earthen mound (D 2.5m, H < 0.3m), possibly the remains of an altar. 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 at Quinaltagh is a prehistoric burial feature, likely dating to the Early Christian or Iron Age period, associated with a ringfort. Its significance lies in the indication of ritualized infant or child burials, a rare and informative insight into early community funerary practices.