What is recorded here

Cist in Gorteenvacan held cremated bone and two vessels when men opened it in the 1890s. They smashed a second vessel, possibly an urn, while hunting gold that never appeared. The bones survived their own burial and the greed of their finders.

Cist containing cremated bone, a vase food vessel and another vessel opened in the 1890's. A second vessel, possibly an urn, was destroyed by finders searching for gold. (JKAS 1906-8, 119) Date of upload: 6 September 2016

Cist burial, likely dating to the Early Christian or Iron Age period. Its significance lies in the presence of cremated remains and associated pottery, indicating ritual funerary practices common in early Irish burial traditions.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.