Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Killeelaun, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeelaun
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Childrens Burial Ground
- Coordinates
- 53.49934, -8.89271
- SMR number
- GA043-098----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In low-lying flat country-side. According to local information, this CBG was situated on a low artificially raised mound (NW-SE c. 10m, NE-SW c. 7.5m) and contained small set moss-covered grave-markers. No burials took place within the past 100 years. It was cleared away about five years ago during the construction of a house. No visible surface trace survives.
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
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.