Cist in Lisnamulligan

At the W edge of a low E-W ridge with views to the N, E and S. It was discovered in 1984 when the capstone was dislodged during ploughing. It was investigated in the same year by O’Connor on behalf of the National Museum of Ireland. Slightly wedge-shaped short cist (dims. 0.84m ENE-WSW; 0.38m NNW-SSE; D 0.4m) originally defined principally by six slabs set on edge, one at each of the long sides and two each placed on top of each other on the short sides. The S side slabs appears to have extended beyond the W side. The floor was paved with a single slab. The capstone (dims. 1.32m x 0.78m; T 0.27m), was not in its original position. The Gardaí had removed earth from the interior of the cist. Despite this a number of bones from an inhumation were recovered. No artifacts were identified. A second cist (DG079-043002-) was discovered c.3m SW (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol. 1, 153-158). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 February 2013

Cist in Lisnamulligan is a small prehistoric stone burial chamber, likely dating to the Early Christian or Bronze Age period. Its discovery provides insight into early burial practices in the region, though its wider archaeological context remains poorly understood.