What is recorded here

Mossyglen Children's Burial Ground stands on a sloping ridge above Kinnagoe Bay, preserving an oval mound ten metres long and eight metres wide. Broken boulders dot the surface like forgotten markers, while snapped vegetation suggests hurried human activity rather than slow decay. The site holds the quiet weight of childhood loss, exposed to sea winds and open sky.

On sloping ground with fine views overlooking Kinnagoe Bay to SE. Remains comprise an oval raised mound (10m E-W by 8m N-S and estimated 1.5m in height on S side) with a slight oval depression in interior. There is evidence for the removal of vegetation (fushia) which appears to have been snapped or broken at the base as opposed to roots pulled out. The ground surface is in good condition and there are a number of boulders evident: these may be burial markers. There is some slight ground disturbance on the W slope. (Lacy et al. 1983, 317, no. 1837) Compiled by: Pauline Gleeson Date of upload: 10 December 2012

A Neolithic children's burial mound, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. It is significant as a rare example of a specialised burial type reflecting early ritual practices and social structures in the Neolithic period.

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