What is recorded here

Three chambers vanished before observation, but the fourth still holds two inverted vessels over cremated remains. Ó Ríordáin measured its narrow rectangular cavity in 1957, while scraps of bone lay hidden between its southern slabs. The destroyed cists yielded three more food vessels, proving the cairn served several dead rather than one forgotten hero.

Ó Ríordáin (1957, 53-9) discovered at least four cists within Termon cairn (157), three of which had been destroyed before he had a chance to record them. However, three food vessels were recovered from what was apparently the largest of the destroyed cists. These contained flecks of cremated bone. The fourth was subrectangular in plan (dims. 0.68m N-S; 0.43m E-W) and contained two inverted food vessels covering cremated remains. 'Further scraps of cremated bone were later found at the S end of the cist, some of them lying in the space between the S end slab and the floor slab'. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

Neolithic cist tomb; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Its significance lies in the recovery of food vessels, which provide insight into burial practices and material culture of Neolithic communities in the region.

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