1995:223 - CLOONEEN, Mayo
County: Mayo
Site name: CLOONEEN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: —
Author: Eamonn P. Kelly, National Museum of Ireland
Author/Organisation Address: Kildare St., Dublin 2
Site type: Cist
Period/Dating: Bronze Age (2200 BC-801 BC)
ITM: E 527766m, N 769319m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.668629, -9.093080
A rectangular cist measuring 0.8m x 0.46m internally was found in a gravel-pit sited at the northern end of a low ridge. The long axis of the grave was aligned north-east/south-west. The grave contained the skeleton of a child aged between 3 and 5 years and a bowl Food Vessel. The remains were disturbed. The pot was located in the west corner of the grave while the skeleton was placed with the head in the south corner.