What is recorded here

Seven flat stones formed a small circular chamber in County Louth, holding a body bent double beneath a heavy cap. A second cist lay near a ringfort, but both were destroyed before modern times reached them. What remains is a absent shape, a dead room whose occupant stopped breathing centuries ago while the land kept turning above the grave.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Roughly circular cist with seven orthostats for side stones and single slabs for floor and capstone. The grave contained a crouched inhumation. Second cist with large capstone discovered in nearby ringfort (LH011-012001-). Both subsequently destroyed. (CLAJ 1956, 451).

A cist burial, likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period; its significance lies in providing insights into local burial practices and funerary customs in the region.

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