What is recorded here

Death and fire shared one box. The dead lay in a pentagonal chamber of leaning slabs, then smiths struck the bones to clear a hearth for molten metal. Aghnaskeagh turned mourning into making, and the chamber became a tool for life instead of a vessel for loss.

One of six short cists (see also LH004-032002-, LH004-032004-, LH004-032006, LH004-032007- and LH004-032008-) aligned NW-SE, found during excavations by E. E. Evans in Cairn A at Aghnaskeagh (LH004-032001-). These secondary burials, dating to the Bronze Age, were W and SW of the megalith. This cist was larger than those located at LH004-032002- and LH004-032004-. It was pentagonal in plan, and constructed of large side slabs which sloped inwards at the base. The upper layers were disturbed at a later date when the cist was used as a ready-made hearth for smelting (LH004-032003-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 11 November 2011

Cist in Aghnaskeagh is a Neolithic stone cist, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE, and is part of a group of burial chambers within a larger passage tomb complex. Its significance lies in its association with the broader Aghnaskeagh megalithic cemetery, which provides insight into early funerary practices and social organization in Neolithic Ireland.

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