County: Mayo Site name: CLOONEEN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: —
Author: Eamonn P. Kelly, National Museum of Ireland
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.
Kildare St., Dublin 2
