What is recorded here

Cist in Sroove is a cist in Sroove, County Sligo, Ireland. It is one of two short cists in the SE quadrant of a ring-cairn, covered by a thin layer of cairn stones and revetted by a low crescent-shaped setting of small orthostats. Excavation revealed a rectangular cist built of sandstone slabs, capped by a simple capstone, with three floors of large flat sandstone paving stones. The lowermost floor covered a deposit of hazelnuts arranged in a pit, on top of and partly surrounded by cremated human bone.

One of two short cists (see SL046-003003-) found in the SE quadrant of a ring-cairn (SL046-003001-) (Wallace 1974, 23-4), both of which were covered by a thin layer of cairn stones and revetted by a low crescent-shaped setting of small orthostats. Excavation revealed a rectangular cist, built of sandstone slabs with other slabs flanking N and E sides, and capped by a simple capstone. This cist had three floors, each consisting of a horizontal layer of large flat sandstone paving stones. The lowermost floor covered a deposit of hazelnuts arranged in a pit, on top of and partly surrounded by cremated human bone. The main burial was that of a child and was found on the topmost floor accompanied by two sherds of food-vessel pottery. The second cist was found a short distance to the SW. (Waddell 1990, 133; Ó Ríordáin and Waddell 1993, 131) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Cist in Sroove is a Bronze Age stone cist, associated with a ring-cairn, and represents a small burial structure typical of the period. Its location within a revetted cairn suggests a ritual or funerary function within a broader prehistoric landscape.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.