What is recorded here
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Situated in the centre of a low cairn (CL009-066001-). This cist (L c. 1.6m; Wth c. 0.75m; H c. 0.15m) consists of two parallel slabs, set on their long edge and oriented E-W. The N stone (L 1.6m; H 0.15m; T 0.1m) is slightly larger than the S stone (L 0.9m; H 0.15m; T 0.05m). The E ends of the stones are directly N and S of each other.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott
Date of upload: 5 April 2022
A small Neolithic cist tomb, dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE), associated with a cairn burial tradition in the Burren region. Its orientation and construction reflect typical funerary practices of early farming communities in western Ireland.
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- What survives
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