Childrens Burial Ground

In grassland near the foot of Knockmaa. A trapezoidal area (E-W 14.7m, N-S 12.3m max.), partially enclosed along W and N sides by a collapsed stone wall. Within the interior are numerous set stones, arranged in N-S running rows, indicating graves oriented E-W. One or two rectangular graves are also visible. 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; significant as a rare example of a specialized funerary site for infants and young children in the Irish Neolithic period.