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Childrens Burial Ground — Hillswood East

Children's burial ground
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In grassland, on a raised platform, c. 100m N of the Grange River. An irregularly shaped area (E-W 43.5m, N-S 40m) enclosed at W and SE sides by a grassed-over collapsed stone and earthen bank; a sunken path forms the boundary at S; at N and E the edges are scarped. Within the interior, small rectangular stone-lined graves, with upright limestone headstones, are arranged in N-S running rows. 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

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