What is recorded here

Unknown Townland, County Clare: Cist in a low circular cairn, one of two possible cists nearby. Small roofing stones form a shallow chamber, while inward leaning flags mark its edge. The chamber may have held a body, a child, a favourite cup or a promise no one wrote down.

Within a low circular cairn (CL005-211001-). One of two possible cists (see also CL005-211003-) defined by arrangements of small roofing stones delimited by inward leaning flags. A cist (CL005-211002-) occupies the centre of the cairn. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 14 October 2025

A Neolithic cist tomb within a cairn, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. Its construction reflects early funerary practices in the region, with inward-leaning flags and small roofing stones indicating a simple but deliberate burial structure.

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