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Caltraghpasty Fort

Children's burial ground

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Caltraghpasty Fort is a children's burial ground hidden inside Clonbrock Demesne, County Galway. Its name suggests an ancient fort, yet the ground shows only a ten-metre circle with a few small stones. Local people did not even know the site existed, suggesting the Dillon estate's landscaping swallowed a place already marked for loss.
Within an enclosure (GA060-074----). A circular area (D 10m) within which a few small set stones are visible. Though the site name, 'Caltraghpasty Fort', suggests the presence of a CBG, local people were not aware of its existence. 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 circular earthwork, possibly a ring fort, with no clear dating evidence; its significance remains locally unverified.

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