Carnaghan Cist and Food Vessels

A cist 1ft × 2ft 6in now covered by a field bank was found here. It contained 2 foodvessels and fragments of bone (M. R. Colhoun) and was situated in well cultivated land on Inch Island. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

A small Neolithic cist tomb, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE, containing food vessels and human bone fragments; it reflects early burial practices and funerary offerings in the Neolithic period.