Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Clonbrock Demesne, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonbrock Demesne
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Caltragh Danane Clump
- Coordinates
- 53.40139, -8.36230
- SMR number
- GA061-059----
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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 a low WNW-facing slope in open gently undulating pastureland, formerly part of the Clonbrock estate. Indicated on the 1838 and 1915 editions of the OS 6-inch maps as an unenclosed rectangular tree-planted area (48m NNE-SSW; 33m WNW-ESE) immediately to the W of the townland boundary. Named ‘Caltragh Danane Clump’ on the 1915 map but on the 1838 map the very large roughly rectangular field in which this feature is located is named ‘Caltragh Daniel’. The ‘Caltragh’ element of the name suggests a possible association with a children’s burial ground.
On inspection a number of beech and sycamore trees indicated the limits of the perimeter of the rectangular area on the SSW, WNW and NNE sides. The townland boundary bordering the ESE side was in a dilapidated state. The interior was clear of trees and sloped gently to the W. No grave-markers were evident.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 17 August 2023
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - follyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.