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CIST BURIAL (OS memoir site; unlocated) in Broom-Beg

CIST BURIAL (OS memoir site; unlocated)

What is recorded here

Under Broom-Beg, a Bronze Age cist waited for hands that stopped using maps. People may have laid bones in dry stone, then walked away and let the hill forget the exact spot. The survey marked a point where memory faded, not where the dead lie.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CIST BURIAL (OS memoir site; unlocated). 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, dating to the Bronze Age (prehistoric period). Such burials are significant as they provide insights into early funerary practices and burial customs in the region.

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