What is recorded here

Located c. 4m apart at the S end of the line of pit-burials in the cemetery (WX020-001----). The cist (dims. c. 0.7m x c. 0.5m; D c. 0.4m) had a large capstone (dims. 0.85m x 0.7m; T 8cm) and contained an encrusted urn (Kavanagh 1973, 567) inverted over cremated remains. (Rynne 1966, 40-1) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 31 May, 2012

Cist in Scarawalsh is a small Neolithic burial cist, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its presence within a pit-burial cemetery suggests it is part of a broader funerary landscape associated with early farming communities in the region.

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