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CIST BURIAL in Craigadick

CIST BURIAL

What is recorded here

Craigadick holds a Bronze Age cist burial where human bones once rested inside stone. The chamber has no visible marker, but the ground still carries the weight of that forgotten ceremony. People may have walked past the same grass for centuries, unaware they trod above a dead person’s last address.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CIST BURIAL. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; BRONZE AGE. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Cist burial; dates to the Bronze Age. Such burials are significant as they often contain human remains and artefacts, providing insights into prehistoric funerary practices and burial customs.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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