What is recorded here
A bowl foodvessel is said to have been found in a cist here.
(JRSAI 1961, 85)
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Cist burial, likely dating to the Early Christian or Bronze Age period. Its significance lies in the association with a bowl food vessel, indicating ritual or funerary practices of the time.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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