Cist in Treanmacmurtagh

Exposed in the top of a cairn (SL040-015----). The remains consist of two opposed stones (L c. 1m) 0.5m apart and aligned E-W. Immediately to S another stone, possibly displaced, is partly exposed. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

A small Neolithic or early Bronze Age cist, possibly associated with a funerary cairn. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early burial practices in the region, though its exact cultural context remains unclear.