Childrens Burial Ground

Within a ringfort (GA070-099----). Unenclosed rectangular area (NNW-SSE 7m, NE-SW 4m) within which a number of graves are marked by small set stones. Some 3m to S lie four small circular enclosures (D c. 1.9m) delimited by small set stones; these features may also represent 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

A Neolithic or early Bronze Age burial site, likely associated with a ringfort; its small set stones and multiple graves suggest a local cemetery with possible ritual significance.