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Childrens Burial Ground (Disused) — Lissard

Children's burial ground
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In flat farmland, c. 180m S of ringfort (GA073-126----). Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1933) as a small circular enclosure (D c. 10m). All that survives is a poorly preserved unenclosed square are (L/Wth 10m) occupied by several alignments of small set limestone boulders indicating graves oriented N-S. A hawthorn tree is growing in the W half. 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). The following images have been uploaded: GA073-127----_01.jpg GA073-127----_02.jpg Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 31 July 2023

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