What is recorded here

Mullamore holds at least ten stone-lined cists, including three aligned east-west and opened in 1932. One chamber kept a whole body stretched out while the others held only skulls, suggesting people were moved or stripped before final burial. The repeated use of flat stone boxes marks the field as a long-active death place where the dead were handled more than once before being released into the earth.

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 LH014-015002-) 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 passage tomb dating to the Neolithic period. Its construction reflects early communal burial practices and the architectural capabilities of Neolithic communities in Ireland.

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