What is recorded here

Cist in Ballyeeskeen is a cist in Ballyeeskeen, County Sligo, Ireland. It is situated on an east-west ridge in pasture, where a cist grave containing bones was uncovered during ploughing. The grave was subsequently closed up, leaving no remains visible at ground level, while a second cist appeared about 100 metres to the northwest.

Situated on an E-W ridge in pasture. Cist grave containing bones uncovered during ploughing at this location (NMI Topographical File, undated). It was subsequently closed up and there are no remains now visible at ground level. A second cist (see SL012-047----) was found c. 100m to NW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Cist grave, likely dating to the Early Christian or Bronze Age period. Its significance lies in providing evidence of burial practices in an otherwise unrecorded or poorly documented area.

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