What is recorded here

Childrens Burial Gd. is a children's burial ground within County Galway, Ireland. The wedge-shaped platform holds set stones marking east-west graves, while trees grow through the forgotten rows. Local people still call it a Lisheen, keeping the name alive even when the shape fades beneath roots and soil.

Within a subrectangular enclosure (GA107-144----). Known locally as a 'Lisheen', this very poorly preserved children's burial ground consists of a wedge-shaped platform (L c. 15m; Wth c. 10m) on which numerous set stones indicate graves aligned E-W. A number of trees are growing on the platform. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 15 April 2019

Wedge tomb; likely dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. The site represents a rare and significant example of a children's burial, offering insight into ancient funerary practices and social structures.

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