Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Inish Travin, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inish Travin
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.31991, -9.67900
- SMR number
- GA078-010----
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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 W part of the island c. 90m from shore. Known locally as Reilig na bPáistí Marbha. According to local sources, it consists of a slight unenclosed mound with small boulders as grave-markers. Not used for 35 years or more (info. T. Robinson). Not visited. (Robinson 1985, 46)
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy well2 mi
- Ritual site - holy well2 mi
- Ritual site - holy well2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.