Burial in Ballynaslee, County Kilkenny

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What is recorded here

On a gentle slope above the flood plain on the W side of the River Nore, in reclaimed grassland. According to Borlase (1897, vol. 2, 402), in this townland, 'Between this hill and the river, a great many human bones have been found, and among others, a skeleton enclosed between flags'. The precise location of these burials within the townland is unknown.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK004-029

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