Cist in Kilshanny

Marked on Dept. of Archaeology, UCC map as 'Cist grave and pockets of charcoal'. No further details available. Area has been extensively quarried for sand since 1930s. Present owner knows nothing of site. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Cist in Kilshanny is a small stone burial chamber, likely dating to the Early Christian or Bronze Age period. Its significance is limited due to lack of detailed records and disturbance from quarrying, though it may represent a local funerary tradition.