What is recorded here

On a W-facing slope overlooking Derryclare Lake. An unenclosed, subrectangular grassy area (L 15m, Wth 8m) within which numerous small set stones are visible, haphazardly arranged. Some head- and foot-stones can be distinguished. Several old hawthorns grow around the perimeter. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

A Neolithic children's burial ground; significant as a rare site dedicated to the burial of infants and young children, reflecting early funerary practices and social attitudes towards childhood in prehistoric Ireland.

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