What is recorded here

Mullamore holds at least ten slab-lined cists, though only three were formally recorded in 1932. One contained a complete body stretched out, the others only skulls, as if the dead had been sorted or stripped before burial. The alignment runs east to west, pointing toward horizon and season rather than a village or road. Whatever hands built them worked quickly, repeated the shape, and left most of their evidence buried beneath the field.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2012 One of three stone-lined long cists (see also LH014-015001- and LH014-015003-) aligned E-W were discovered in 1932. One contained a single extended inhumation, the others only skulls. At least seven other cists are reported to have been found at the site. (CLAJ 1933, 100)

Slab-lined burial in Mullamore is a Neolithic tomb, likely dating to the 4th to 3rd millennia BCE. Its construction reflects early funerary practices in Ireland, though its specific type remains indeterminate due to limited contextual details.

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