What is recorded here

Relicpaustia is a children's burial ground on a natural glacial hillock in County Offaly, Ireland. No grave-markers or protruding stones survive, so the hillock itself holds every child it took. The land remembers what human hands forgot, keeping small lives buried beneath ordinary grass.

Natural glacial hillock which was used as a childrens burial ground, no grave-markers or any protruding stones survive to indicate burials. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

A Neolithic children's burial site; significance lies in its use as a dedicated infant or child interment location, reflecting early funerary practices in the region.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.