What is recorded here
Situated in the valley of the NE-SW River Bann, with the stream c. 200m to the SE and Laraheen Hill rising over it c. 1.3km to the SE. When the cist (WX002-025001-) was discovered in 1948, there were reports of other discoveries of cists in the same vicinity, but they could not be confirmed. (Hartnett and Prendergast 1953, 46-9)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 31 January, 2012
Cist in Annagh More is a small prehistoric stone burial chamber, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates early funerary practices in the River Bann valley region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Fulacht FianFulacht fia · 1190 yd
farm housefarm house · 1318 yd
Bannviewfarm house · 1371 yd
Laraheen HillMountain / peak · 1557 yd
Fairy RathFairy fort / ringfort · 1.3 mi
Persian WalnutPersian Walnut · 1.8 mi
Ballingarry WoodForest · 1.8 mi
CastleCastle, motte · 1.8 mi
Kilmichael HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi