Cist in Luggacurren

Unlocated cists within townland described O'Byrne in the nineteenth century as 'Some years ago a ploughman in the employment of Thomas Kilbride Esq. discovered, beneath a flag about eighth feet long, the remains of a human skeleton, with a sword of an enormous size lying beside it. The skeleton measured seven feet (O'Byrne 1856, 12). According to H. Roe three cists were opened in 1880 not far from the Dun of Luggacurren, these contained food vessels and broken bronze armlets' (H. Roe, Unpublished report A record of archaeological discovery, p. 4). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Cist in Luggacurren is a small prehistoric burial chamber, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in the rare survival of human remains and the insight it provides into early funerary practices in the region.