Cist in Aghalahard

In cultivated field, 150m N of cist (MA120-058001-). Long cist discovered during ploughing, a short distance below the surface, in 1944. Rectangular in shape and constructed of four upright slabs, it contained an extended skeleton, tanged iron knife and an animal bone (JRSAI 1944, 171-2). The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 10. Date of upload: 5 December 2012

A Neolithic cist tomb, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE, significant as a simple burial structure reflecting early funerary practices in the region.