County: Cavan Site name: KILLYCLUGGIN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: —
Author: Mr. B. Raftery, Department of Archaeology, University College Dublin
Site type: Decorated stone (present location)
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 623846m, N 816009m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.092622, -7.635481
During the early summer of 1974 it was decided to remove the decorated stone fragments from Killycluggin to the National Museum. Prior to the lifting of the main portion of the stone, limited excavations were conducted in its immediate vicinity to determine whether any evidence of contemporary human activity was present. As a result of this investigation it was possible to establish with reasonable certainty that the stone was not in its original position but had been tumbled into a hole with the deliberate intention of removing it from view. Two small pits, both disturbed by modern digging, were found close to the stone. One of these contained some charcoal flecks, a number of tiny splinters of burnt bone and a flint scraper. This may represent the remains of a former burial. However, if it can be accepted that the stone is not in situ, there is no reason to believe that it and the burial are related. A reddened area of burning was uncovered not far from the stone. Two flint flakes were associate with this feature.
