Corramore

NS84SE 31 8655 4071.

(NS 8655 4071) Cist (NR)

OS 6" map (1968)

This cist, generally as described above, is situated in the centre of an earthen mound approximately 22m in diameter and 1.2m maximum height. This mound appears to be wholly natural, but could have served as the base for a cairn.

Visited by OS (JLD) 19 May 1955

A triangular section was opened adjacent to this cist. A large number of small fragments of calcined bone were found, which could have been thrown out of the urns discovered in the Victorian period. Also found during the course of the excavation were a fragment of a bracelet carved out of soft coal and a small piece of a cinerary urn.

E Archer and J Kenworthy 1982

More fragments of calcined bone have been found, confirming the earlier view that they could have been thrown out of the urns discovered earlier. Other finds include a lump of clay and several pieces of pottery, including a fragment of a Cinerary Urn. Another fragment of bracelet was discovered.

The cairn material was better preserved at the western end of the trench and it seems that there are at least two phases to the construction of the cairn. A trench was opened to try to find the exact extent of the cairn.

E Archer 1983

Apart from a few fragments of calcined bone, no further finds were made in 1984. A trench was extended out from the kerbing of the cairn, but nothin of any significance was found. During the investigation of the edge of the cairn a pit was discovered, but nothing was found in it.

The only possibility could be that it once held a timber. However, as yet the true function of the pit is difficult to ascertain. A new trench has been opened round the cist but as yet nothing of

significance has been found.

E Archer 1984

Further work has been done round the cist, but as yet little has been found apart from some more fragments of calcined bone. The scatter of calcined bone over the area of the site suggests that the Bronze Age pots had their contents scattered over the site. The cairn appears to be constructed directly onto the natural ground surface.

E Archer 1985.