What is recorded here

Cist burial is a wedge tomb in Coolbeg, County Sligo, Ireland. Seán Ó Nualláin documented the site in his survey of County Sligo megalithic tombs, published by the Stationery Office in Dublin in 1989. The structure remains a recognised example of prehistoric burial architecture in that region.

See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989) Date of upload: 9 January 2012

Cist burial; likely dates to the Early Christian or Bronze Age period. These small stone chambers were commonly used for burials and are significant for understanding early funerary practices in Ireland.

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