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Cist in Clogher

Cist

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According to local information, cremated remains were found here in a stone-lined grave in a sand-pit c. 1910 (pers. comm. Madam F. MacDermot). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
A cist burial, likely dating to the Early Christian or Bronze Age; its significance lies in the presence of cremated remains, indicating funerary practices in the region.

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