Cairn - burial cairn

The National Monuments Service's description

Ó Ríordáin (1935, 173-4) records a cairn with cist burials which was destroyed here about 1925. It is said to have been c. 12m in diameter and c. 2m in maximum height and was surrounded by rough, dry-stone walling and outside of this a flat-bottomed fosse, little more than 1m in depth and width. There may have been as many as 25 cists and the burials were mostly inhumations although some cremations were recognised. A number of pottery vessels were found but only one, a foodvessel was preserved. A large number of quartz pebbles were noted among the cairn material.

The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.

Date of upload: 22 September 2008