What is recorded here

An open cist in Cnoc An Bhróigín Thiar still holds visible burnt and unburnt bone beside six upright stones, while a lower hidden chamber waits beneath the floor slabs. The missing capstone turned a sealed burial room into a shallow tray exposed to rain, wind and memory. People may have placed bodies in the upper chamber, sealed them with stone, and forgotten the smaller chamber below until later hands broke through.

The cist burial is located on the south-western downslope of a low hill (An Garrán), giving extensive views from west through south to west). It is orientated east-west. It comprises a main chamber to the east and an antechamber to the west. The main chamber is now open from the top, following the removal of the capstone, and six vertical orthostats form a roughly semi-circular end of the chamber to the east. The feature narrows to a rectangular antechamber, currently roofed with stones to the west but it was accessible from the eastern side. This chamber is also lined with vertical orthostats. The main chamber is divided into an upper compartment, into which direct access is now possible, and a basal compartment), which is located beneath the floor slabs of the upper compartment and which is visible only from the antechamber, looking east. Bone, both burnt and unburnt, was clearly visible within the main chamber, upper compartment. Compiled by: Tony Bartlett Date of upload/revision: 11 March 2022

Cist in Cnoc An Bhróigín Thiar is a prehistoric cist burial, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its east-west orientation and location on a prominent hillside suggest ritual or funerary significance, typical of early burial practices in the region.

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