What is recorded here
Yes. Caution is needed because the claim is not fully clear. The available facts must stay visible in the answer.
'Bones' were discovered in 1957 during a land reclamation project involving the removal of stones from a small cairn (KD017-018005-). The bones were reburied but a subsequent archaeological inspection recorded animal bones and 'possibly one or two human teeth' together with 17th century glazed earthenware pottery shards and a glass bottle (SMR file).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
A megalithic burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age; its significance lies in providing evidence of prehistoric funerary practices in the region, though the lack of precise dating and context limits broader interpretation.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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