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Lisheen

Children's burial ground

What is recorded here

Within a ringfort (GA042-158----). Dense overgrowth obscures the CBG which is thought to exist in E sector. No visible surface traces elsewhere. A Man-made underground passage (GA042-158001-) and rectangular house site also lie within the interior of this ringfort. 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 passage tomb; its significance lies in its association with early burial and ritual practices in the region.

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