Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Carrowmore West, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowmore West
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Infants Gurying Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Childrens Burial Gd. (Disused)
- Coordinates
- 53.26286, -8.26740
- SMR number
- GA099-051----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In low-lying farmland. A small oval CBG (NNE-SSW 10.4m, ESE-WNW 8.2m), in fair condition, enclosed by a low earthen bank. Within the interior are numerous randomly placed set stones, apart from three examples which are aligned N-S indicating graves oriented E-W. An enclosure (GA099-052----) lies c. 50m to W.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.