What is recorded here
Corrabaun holds a children's burial ground inside a ringfort where three erect boulders still mark graves along a east-west line. Smaller stones scatter nearby like forgotten footsteps, waiting for someone to remember what they covered. The overgrown ditch and unenclosed ground suggest a place where ordinary life continued beside loss rather than retreating from it.
Within a ringfort (GA047-034----). A very overgrown unenclosed area is regarded locally as a CBG. Three erect boulders, aligned E-W, appear to be grave-markers. Many smaller boulders, haphazardly arranged, may also indicate 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 possible early Christian or medieval children's burial ground, associated with a ringfort; its significance lies in the rare indication of dedicated burial practices for children in a local settlement context.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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