What is recorded here

Infants Burial Ground occupies an early ecclesiastical enclosure in County Galway, Ireland. Small set stones still mark the earth, clustering near the eastern end where a reputed oratory stood. Children died young in that region, and the community gave them a separate resting place within the sacred boundary.

Within an early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA009D025002-). Numerous small set stones are visible in the interior of the enclosure, with a particular concentration at the E end on the site of a reputed oratory (GA009D025003-). 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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revised upload: 24 June 2016

Early medieval Christian burial ground, 7th–10th century. Associated with a monastic or ecclesiastical site, indicating local religious significance and possible links to early Christian settlement in the region.

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