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A cist burial is a Prehistoric funerary monument consisting of a stone-built chamber, typically constructed from flat stone slabs arranged to form a small rectangular box in which human remains were interred. This example, located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, dates to the Bronze Age and represents an important category of burial practice prevalent across the British Isles during the second millennium BCE. The monument type reflects contemporary practices of both inhumation and cremation, with the latter evidence suggesting this site served multiple funerary purposes. Such cist burials are significant archaeological resources for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices, social organisation, and settlement patterns in the north of Ireland.
Cist burial and cremation pit is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16061. View the official record →
A cist burial is a Prehistoric funerary monument consisting of a stone-built chamber, typically constructed from flat stone slabs arranged to form a small rectangular box in which human remains were interred. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 16061.
Cist burial and cremation pit dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cist burial. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cist burial and cremation pit is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 16061.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (6.6 km), Cashel (7.3 km), Cave adapted for use as souterrain (7.5 km).
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