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Killaghaun

Children's burial ground

What is recorded here

On a slight rise in undulating farmland. This CBG consists of a poorly preserved subrectangular area (E-W 15m, N-S 8m) defined by a low bank along W, N, and E sides and by a modern wall at S. The interior, particularly E half, is occupied by small set limestone boulders aligned in N-S running rows, indicating graves oriented E-W. 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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