Burial in Coppingerstown

On gravel ridge in marshy field. Uncovered during gravel quarrying by mechanical digger. Excavated by Murphy (1961, 65-66) who found long stone-lined cist, long axis ENE-WSW (L 1.94m; max. Wth 0.5m; max. H 0.26m); narrowing towards E end. At W end capstones rested on upright side stones, which leaned outwards; at E end small thin slabs were placed resting against feet and legs. Remains of human skeleton found; bone report suggests 'man in late middle life'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Stone-lined cist burial, likely Early Christian or later, aligned ENE-WSW; significant as a rare example of a small, directional funerary structure uncovered in a wetland environment.