Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Moorneen, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moorneen
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55789, -10.13588
- SMR number
- GA022-054----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On inland slope of a grassy dune to S of Sellerna Bay and c. 25m E of the stream which marks the td. boundary. A small unenclosed area (c. 28m by c. 18m) covered by small boulders, including one of quartz, some of which outline rectangular graves. In use up to 30 years ago (info. T. Robinson). Not visited.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Middenunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.