Childrens Burial Ground

In E sector of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA056-072002-). Irregular overgrown area (NNE-SSW 40m, WNW-ESE 27.5m) defined by a field wall, which may overlie an earlier wall along S, W and N sides, and by the bank of the enclosure at E. Within the interior, numerous randomly placed set stones, including a number of rectangular plots, indicate graves. 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

Early Christian burial ground, 6th–9th century AD. Associated with a monastic site, it is significant as a rare example of a children’s burial area within an ecclesiastical enclosure, potentially indicating early Christian funerary practices or a smallpox-like epidemic.