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Childrens Burial Ground

Children's burial ground

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Childrens Burial Ground is a ringfort in County Galway, Ireland, marked by two low oblong mounds of grassed-over stones. One lies just west of centre, aligned north-south, while the other sits in the northeast quadrant, aligned northeast-southwest. The mounds are small enough to walk past unnoticed, yet they preserve the only visible trace of children buried within the fort.
Within a ringfort (GA041-029----). All that remains to possibly indicate this CBG are two low oblong mounds of grassed-over stones: on e (L c. 4.5m, Wth c. 2m) situated just W of centre and aligned N-S; the other, in NE quadrant, of slightly smaller dimensions and aligned NE-SW. 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

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