What is recorded here
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 early funerary practices in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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