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Cist in Streedagh

Cist

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Situated on a slight SW-facing slope, at the SW end of a rise overlooking the sea, in gently undulating sand dune pasture. Rectangular depression (dims. 3.45m NE-SW; 0.45m NW-SE; D 0.15m), slightly curved at SW end, defined by a vertical scarped edge and 18 small limestone slabs (av. L 0.3m) laid on edge. The base of the depression is level. A possible capstone (L 0.45m; Wth. 0.4m; T .02m), now broken in two halves along its width, lies flat immediately to the NW of the SW end of the depression. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Cist in Streedagh is a small Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone burial cist, likely dating to the 2nd millennium BCE. Its location on a coastal dune suggests it may be part of a wider funerary or ritual landscape associated with early farming communities in the region.

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