Childrens Burial Ground

In undulating grassland. A poorly preserved subcircular unenclosed area (E-W 22m, N-S 19m) within which are numerous randomly placed set stones. A small moss-covered mound of stones is located to N. A fragment of an inscribed broken headstone, dedicated to Cecilia Louisa Kelly, is visible to W. See also GA087-121001-. (Egan 1960, 13) 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 burial or ritual site, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its scattered set stones and small cairn suggest a local funerary tradition, though its wider archaeological significance remains unclear due to poor preservation.