Cist in Inishmurray

Located immediately west of Clashymore harbor on the S side of Inishmurray. Edge-set slabs within a deep grassy hollow probably correspond to the site of a cist found in 1938 and described by Heraughty (1982, 17). The hollow is 2 m deep on the west side, but only 0.6 m on the east, where it overlooks the wave-cut rock terraces of Clashymore. Within the hollow, large, flat, edge-set slabs form the north and east sides of what may once have been a lintelled short cist. The site was examined by E Estyn Evans who was satisfied that it was a later prehistoric funerary cist; the whereabouts of an associated urn or food vessel are now unknown. The above description is derived from the results of a survey of the archaeological monuments on Inishmurray undertaken in 1998-2000 and published in: Jerry O’Sullivan and Tomás Ó Carragáin 2008 Inishmurrary. Monks and pilgrims in an Atlantic landscape. Volume 1: Archaeological Survey and Excavations 1997-2000. Cork. The Collins Press.

Cist in Inishmurray is a small stone burial chamber, likely dating to the Early Christian period. Its significance lies in its association with the broader archaeological landscape of Inishmurray, a site known for monastic and prehistoric remains.