What is recorded here

Cut-marked reindeer bones of palaeolithic date were identified from an assemblage of faunal material from this cave (C Ó'Drisceoil, pers comm, July 17, 2023). Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of revision/upload: 19 July 2023

Castlepook Cave, Castlepook South is a karstic cave formed in limestone through dissolution processes typical of the region. The cave has yielded cut-marked reindeer bones dating to the Palaeolithic period, indicating early human activity in the area.

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