Childrens Burial Ground

On a gentle W-facing slope in farmland. Circular burial ground (D 36m), in fair condition, defined by a low-lying bank of earth and stone, except from N to NE. Several stone-lined graves, oriented E-W, lie within the 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

Circular Neolithic burial ground, likely a ring cairn or early Bronze Age inhumation cemetery. Its significance lies in the presence of stone-lined graves and orientation, suggesting ritual or communal burial practices of early farming communities.