Cist in Chancellorsland

Unlocated cist within townland which was discovered in 1922 and excavated by Mr. L.S. Gogan of the National Museum of Ireland in 1930 (NMI Topogrpahical Files). The cist consisted of a long chamber orientated in an E-W direction and was constructed with small boulders,which were covered by a slab all of which was covered by a small stone cairn (Waddell 1990, 133-4). Inside the chamber there was the remains of an encrusted urn containing cremated bones. The pot was 22 inches/0.56m high and had a rim diameter of 13 inches/ 0.33m (NMI Reg. No: 1931:378). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Cist in Chancellorsland is a small Neolithic stone burial chamber, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early funerary practices and megalithic construction in the region.