Thesaurus Term/Concept: CIST

Identifier 70071
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Generally rectangular structure normally used for burial purposes, and formed from stone slabs set on edge, and covered by one or more horizontal slabs or capstones. Cists may be built on the surface or sunk into the ground.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (1)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (3)

Instances/Examples (310)

Context Record
Monument Type MHG8158 3 Cists w burials, Easter Achnacloich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG6321 3 Cists w Pottery, Achnacloich Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7892 3 cists, Croch Fionne (Monument)
Monument Type MHG12105 Achmore Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MHG5199 Achnacloich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11905 Allt A' Mhuilinn (Monument)
Monument Type MHG13457 Allt Torigil (Monument)
Monument Type MHG5827 An Dubh-Sgeire, Soay (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8581 Ardross, incised stone in grave (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4606 Auchendean (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3797 Ault Na Skiah (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45270 BA Cemetery, under railway, Dalmore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG14125 BA Cist, Craigscorrie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG31792 BA Material, Under Carn Liath Broch (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45016 Bagh Na H-Uamha, Rhum (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3211 Balblair (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2784 Balcladaich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8201 Balgoil Belt (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7516 Balintore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4310 Ballachulish Moss (Monument)
Monument Type MHG14434 Ballchulish House (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2673 Balnalick (Monument)
Monument Type MHG42889 Battle site, Lecmelm Farm (Battlefield)
Monument Type MHG11053 Beaker in Cist, Woody Knowe (Monument)
Monument Type MHG6905 Beakers, Cawdor (Monument)
Monument Type MHG5085 Bernisdale (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3512 Black Wood of Leys (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3301 Blairmore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40994 Blairmore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG44767 Boath Short (Boath Chambered Cairns) (Monument)
Monument Type MHG13578 Braehiller (Monument)
Monument Type MHG41557 Broadford Bay (Monument)
Monument Type MHG55636 Bronze Age cist - Broadford Medical Centre site, Strath, Skye (Monument)
Monument Type MHG13613 Bronze Age cist burial - Craig-na-Feich, Achavanich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40195 Bronze Age Cists, Woodside (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9768 Brora (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3757 Bught Park, Inverness (Monument)
Monument Type MHG13588 Burial cairn with cist, Latheronwheel (Monument)
Monument Type MHG42440 Burial cairn, Sinclair's Sithean (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7513 Burial Cist, 160m W of Corbet Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7040 Burial cists, Auchindown (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8625 Burial cists, Dalnaclach (Monument)
Monument Type MHG32645 Burial in cist - Glebe Terrace, Helmsdale (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10613 Burials & Dagger,E of Manse, Skaig (Monument)
Monument Type MHG6343 Burials (1919), Balintore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7514 Burials in Cists, Balintore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45186 Burials, Lower Dounreay (Monument)
Monument Type MHG56634 Cairn - Beinn nan Losgann forestry, Allt Choise Mhuilinn, Ardnamurchan (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39402 Cairn & Cist, Allt Torrigal (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1949 Cairn & Cist, Garrywhin (Monument)
Monument Type MHG13538 Cairn & Cist, Loedebest Wood (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11569 Cairn & Cists, Crackaig (Monument)
Monument Type MHG344 Cairn and Cist - West Laroch, Ballachulish, Lochaber (Monument)
Monument Type MHG44893 Cairn etc, Embo Street (Monument)
Monument Type MHG48203 Cairn Hanach (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1930 Cairn Hill, Old Stirkoke (Broch) (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1401 Cairn w burials, East Murkle (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10960 Cairn w Cist, Achargary (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40916 Cairn w cist, Battle Moss (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10779 Cairn w Cist, Clachan Burn (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10760 Cairn w Cist, Kirtomy (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40979 Cairn w cist, Lag an Duin (Monument)
Monument Type MHG28526 Cairn w cist, Leataidh (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2152 Cairn w cist, Warth Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11772 Cairn w cist. Kirkton (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8159 Cairn w finds, c 0.5 mile N of Dalnavie, Stittenham (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40980 Cairn w finds, Kyleside (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9860 Cairn w finds, Torrish (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2181 Cairn with burial etc. - Broughwhin (Monument)
Monument Type MHG57377 Cairn with cist - Broughwhin (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8593 Cairn with cist burial and possible henge - Carriblair, Edderton (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2219 Cairn, Loch of Yarrows (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8033 Cairn, Stittenham Wood (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39422 Cairn, Torr Mor (Monument)
Monument Type MHG25049 Cairn/cist, Warehouse Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10511 Cairns w cists, 0.5 mile E of Morvich Lodge (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9936 Cairns with Urns, Lothbeg (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45062 Cairns, Syre (Monument)
Monument Type MHG41694 Callachy Hill Cairn (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11816 Cambusmore Lodge (Monument)
Monument Type MHG42061 Campbell's Mount Cist (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40919 Camster South Cairn (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10016 Carn an Fhitich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4151 Carn an Rudha (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4483 Carn Mhic All' Onfhaidh (Monument)
Monument Type MHG53256 Carn Mhic Raonuill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG41000 Carn Na Feola (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8629 Cemetery, Cist w finds etc, Scotsburn House (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45275 Chambered Cairn, Embo (Monument)
Monument Type MHG44990 Chambered Cairn, Melvich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8483 Chapel Hill, Portmahomack (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10011 Cist & BA finds, Cairn, Balblair (Monument)
Monument Type MHG12959 Cist & beaker, Bealach Lice (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45460 Cist & Burial, An Dun (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8019 Cist & Burial, Cnoc Ducharie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8194 Cist & burial, Craigton (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7150 Cist & Burial, Fodderty Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7151 Cist & burial, Keppoch House (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11823 Cist & burial, Sand pit Nr Skibo Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8538 Cist & burial, The Bungalow, Shandwick (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9893 Cist & Burial, Ulbster (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8122 Cist & Inhumation, Wester Teaninich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10611 Cist & Spearhead, Dalmore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45227 Cist & Stone Rows, Watenan (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7498 Cist & Urn, Rheguile (Monument)
Monument Type MHG6341 Cist (1976), Balintore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9580 Cist and Burial, Chealamy (Monument)
Monument Type MHG14367 Cist burial, Balnabruach (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7172 Cist burial, Daltulich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7709 Cist w beaker, Poolewe (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2908 Cist w burial & beads, Morayston Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45272 Cist w burial & beaker, Blackstand (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7113 Cist w burial , Cnoc Na Gonnan (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2350 Cist w burial etc, Achingale (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9649 Cist w Burial, Birchwood (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2342 Cist w Burial, Borgie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8898 Cist w Burial, Dochnaclear (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7780 Cist w burial, Easter Moy (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8852 Cist w burial, Rosemarkie Old Manse (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11052 Cist w Burial, Rough Haugh (Monument)
Monument Type MHG6317 Cist w Coin hoard, Coilbeag (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1961 Cist w cremation etc, Greystones (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7838 Cist w Finds & burial, Inverlael (Monument)
Monument Type MHG25231 Cist w finds nr Glen Gour (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8655 Cist w finds, 100m WNW of Dridgag Cottage, Edderton (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7989 Cist w finds, Ardvannie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG41691 Cist w Finds, Bylbster (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3776 Cist w finds, Culduthel (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11079 Cist w Finds, Dalmor (Monument)
Monument Type MHG6881 Cist w finds, Inchnacaorach (Monument)
Monument Type MHG12436 Cist w Finds, Invernaver (Monument)
Monument Type MHG6980 Cist w finds, Nairnside (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3804 Cist w Finds, Tomnahurich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3399 Cist w finds, Uaigh Gillechunne (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11005 Cist w Food vessel, Ascoilemore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10904 Cist w Symbol Stone, Golspie High School (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7857 Cist with Beaker - Achnasheen, Gairloch (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1331 Cist with Burial, Halkirk (Monument)
Monument Type MHG198 Cist with burial, Pullyhour (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39460 Cist with burial, Shebster (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39398 Cist with Cremation, Allt A' Bhurg (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10626 Cist with Finds, Tressady Cottage (Monument)
Monument Type MHG6945 Cist with Inhumation, Carnach House (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9067 Cist, 200m NW of Tomich Hse, Windhill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG17639 Cist, Aitnoch (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9183 Cist, Aodann Mhor (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2197 Cist, Brounaban (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7911 Cist, Carnoch Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39381 Cist, Carriside (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7942 Cist, Cladh Nan Druineach (Monument)
Monument Type MHG526 Cist, Clovullin (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39617 Cist, Cnoc na Maranaich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39587 Cist, Cor Tulloch (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39425 Cist, Dorrery (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1475 Cist, Glengolly (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2536 Cist, Glengolly Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1228 Cist, Green Tullochs (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39598 Cist, Green Tullochs (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11261 Cist, Grudie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9922 Cist, Halgary (Monument)
Monument Type MHG19586 Cist, Hill of Clindrag (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39378 Cist, Housle Cairn Broch (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1343 Cist, Houstry Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9954 Cist, in railway, Kilmote (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40984 Cist, Inver Aulavaig (Monument)
Monument Type MHG54846 Cist, Inver Aulavaig (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1678 Cist, Inver Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8452 Cist, Johnstone's the Butchers, Balintore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG14720 Cist, Kinbeachie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG461 Cist, Kinlochaline (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39 Cist, Laga (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10310 Cist, Little Creich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG943 Cist, Loch Calder (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1990 Cist, Loch of Yarrows (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40917 Cist, Loch of Yarrows (Monument)
Monument Type MHG29235 Cist, Loch Shin (Monument)
Monument Type MHG38946 Cist, Loedebest Wood (Monument)
Monument Type MHG850 Cist, Lythmore Moss (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2993 Cist, Mains of Daltuilich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7046 Cist, Meadowfield, Auldearn (Monument)
Monument Type MHG191 Cist, Mybster (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39266 Cist, Skibo Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MHG25012 Cist, Sluggan (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39854 Cist, Sordale Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39811 Cist, Torr Na Criche (Monument)
Monument Type MHG925 Cist, Torranakist (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39376 Cist, Trothanmas Hillock (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39466 Cist, Upper Dounreay Chambered Cairn, Upper Dounreay (Monument)
Monument Type MHG25048 Cist, Warehouse Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8195 Cist, Wester Cullicudden (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7207 Cist, Wester Golford (E) (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7206 Cist, Wester Golford (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2343 Cist, with Urn etc Bylbster (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11702 Cist; Rearquhar (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9459 Cist? Allt Eriboll (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10612 Cists & Beads, Rovie Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MHG6907 Cists & beakers, Cawdor (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8017 Cists & Cairns, Moultavie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7195 Cists & Urn, Kinsteary (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9997 Cists & Urns, Bonar Bridge (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8024 Cists and cremations, making road through moss, Stittenham (Monument)
Monument Type MHG31742 Cists E side of Isaud Burn, Reay (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7222 Cists etc, Black Hillock, Mains of Moyness (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8104 Cists w beaker & finds, Fyrish Farm House (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2261 Cists w burial, Greenvale (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2341 Cists w burials etc, Mill of Watten (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1539 Cists w burials, Feithe Bhuidhe (Monument)
Monument Type MHG42078 Cists w Finds, Edderton (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8663 Cists w finds, Torran Dubh (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1884 Cists with Burials, Castlehill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4307 Cists, Ballachulish Moss (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39374 Cists, Battle Moss (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1587 Cists, Dirlot (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8304 Cists, Heights of Achterneed (Monument)
Monument Type MHG161 Cists, Lower Tuftingall (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2508 Cists, Wild Cats Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG42455 Clow Chapel, Southal Burn, Red Well (Monument)
Monument Type MHG12041 Cnoc Nan Ceannan (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4315 Corran Ferry (Monument)
Monument Type MHG13995 Corry (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8816 Cromarty Castle, cists (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45182 Cross slab & Cist, Sput Dubh (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9522 Cross Slab, Cnoc Na Dalach Baile (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39778 Dale House (Monument)
Monument Type MHG5826 Doire Mhor, Soay (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3785 Druidtemple 1 (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3786 Druidtemple 2 (Monument)
Monument Type MHG13280 Druim na Coibe (Monument)
Monument Type MHG12701 Druim Na Coibe (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3542 Drumashie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45063 Drumbuie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3745 Dunain Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45702 Dunan (Monument)
Monument Type MHG6948 Easter Delnies (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3974 Galmisdale, Eigg (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3975 Galmisdale, Eigg (Monument)
Monument Type MHG41067 Glacbain (Monument)
Monument Type MHG5316 Glebe (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8323 Glen Douchary (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4142 Glen Mahma (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10894 Golspie School, cists (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7221 Hanover (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4333 Hillhead Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40983 Inver Aulavaig (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4475 Inverladnin House (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45433 Invernaver (Monument)
Monument Type MHG12882 Kerb Cairn, Altnagar Lodge Hotel (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7979 Kerb cairn, Struie Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG20135 Kerbed ritual enclosure and later cairn, Achinduich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11600 Kilchaumkill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG5698 Kildonnan Area, Eigg (Monument)
Monument Type MHG5688 Kildonnan, Eigg (Monument)
Monument Type MHG5185 Kilmarie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7223 Kingsteps Quarry (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7196 Kinsteary (Monument)
Monument Type MHG14358 Kinsteary House, urn and beads (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9796 Kintradwell Links (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3550 Kirkton (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3779 Knocknagael (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45236 Laidhay (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4429 Loch Alvie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10806 Loch Brora (Monument)
Monument Type MHG24743 Loch Shin (Monument)
Monument Type MHG14335 Lochloy (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2837 Lochside (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11560 Loth Burn (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2833 Mains of Balnagowan (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9368 Marble Cist, Achuvoldrach Cemetery (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2856 Mid Lairgs (Monument)
Monument Type MHG1634 Midden, Nethertown (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3614 Midtown (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4582 Milton (Monument)
Monument Type MHG5828 Mol-Chlach, Soay (Monument)
Monument Type MHG52916 Mounds, Latheronwheel (Monument)
Monument Type MHG28193 North Ballachulish (Monument)
Monument Type MHG28611 Oskaig (Monument)
Monument Type MHG14046 Port a' Mheirlich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG53909 Possible cist burial, Scibberscross (Monument)
Monument Type MHG55129 Possible cist, 4 Kilbride, Broadford (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8011 Possible kerb cairn, Cnoc Na Moine (Monument)
Monument Type MHG54321 Possible prehistoric features, Dounreay (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40207 Possible Ring Cairn, Golford Cottages (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39817 Possible Water Tank or Cist, Brounaban (Monument)
Monument Type MHG53793 Putative cist, Kintradwell Links (Monument)
Monument Type MHG5259 Raisaburgh, Skye (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9558 Rhinovie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40206 Ring cairn etc, Easter Clune (Monument)
Monument Type MHG54322 Round cairn with cist, Dounreay (Monument)
Monument Type MHG12066 Sarsgrum (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40981 Scallisaig House (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11163 Sciberscross Cairn (Monument)
Monument Type MHG29199 Shurrery (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39479 Site of Cist with Burial, Achscrabster (Monument)
Monument Type MHG33080 Site of farmstead or possible chapel site, Eas an Teampuill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3326 South Clunes (Monument)
Monument Type MHG53283 South Yarrows (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7136 Stone coffins, Cnoc Dubh (Monument)
Monument Type MHG54290 Stone slab, Creag Bhreac Bheag (Monument)
Monument Type MHG45834 Stoneyfield (Monument)
Monument Type MHG13327 Syre (Monument)
Monument Type MHG40913 The Priest's Sepulchre (Monument)
Monument Type MHG42052 Thrumster Mains Broch (Monument)
Monument Type MHG56812 Torbreck Cist - Cullaird Wood, Inverness (Monument)
Monument Type MHG41004 Torr Sgriobhaidh (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2162 Tortoise Brooches in cist, Longhills (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3760 Torvean (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10623 Tumulus with Finds, Davochbeg (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10628 Tumulus with Finds, Rogart (Monument)
Monument Type MHG10622 Tumulus, Norgate House (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8825 Urns & Cists, Balnabruaich (Monument)