What is recorded here

Cist in Gortnahown: Two small rectangular burial chambers appeared in a gravel ridge in 1913, one holding unburnt bones and a vase, the other bones alone. The exact spot has been lost, but the sudden clarity of those dimensions remains: barely large enough for a person to lie down, yet made with care. Other burials are said to have been found nearby, including one marked by a boar's tusk.

Two rectangular short cists were found discovered in 1913 in a gravel ridge. One of them (L 0.6m; D 0.4m) contained unburnt bones and a vase, the other (L 0.6m; D 0.5m) reportedly contained bones. A number of other burials are said to have been found but, apart from a boar's tusk, which was recovered from one of them, no details are known (Waddell 1975, 16-17; 1990, 93). Not precisely located. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 12 November 2019

Cist in Gortnahown is a small Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial cist, likely dating to between 2500 BCE and 1000 BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early funerary practices and burial customs in the region.

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