CIST BURIAL in Gargadis

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CIST BURIAL. Recorded period: BRONZE AGE; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Cist burial; Bronze Age. A small stone burial chamber, cist burials were commonly used in the Bronze Age for individual interments and are significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices.