Cist in Caltragh (killower Ed)

On a gentle slope in grassland close to W foot of Knockmaa. A polygonal-cist was discovered during ploughing in 1959. Excavation by Rynne (1961) revealed that it was constructed of eight upright stones, placed in a circular pit (D 1m, H 1m) roofed with a capstone. It contained an inverted urn of 'the vase urn category' (Waddell 1990, 90) within which were cremated bones of at least one adult and a child. A plano-convex flint knife and a bone pin were also found. No visible surface trace survives. (Waddell 1975, 12) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Polygonal cist dating to the Early Bronze Age. This type of tomb is significant as an example of early megalithic funerary architecture in the region, reflecting burial practices and stone construction techniques of the period.