Burial in Davidstown, County Westmeath

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In April 1976 two inhumation burials were uncovered while digging foundations for a water tank. Located on a gentle, S facing slope. One of the graves consisted of a simple unlined pit of sub-rectangular shape, oriented N-S (dims. L 1.20m, Wth 0.50m). Grave 1 contained a crouched inhumation and no artifacts were found. The body was oriented N-S with the head slightly raised to the N. The second grave was located c 3m NW of Grave 1. It appeared to have contained the remains of two individuals. Radiocarbon dates from the recovered bones yielded dates which calibrate to AD 680-882 and AD 686-881 respectively (NMI).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM018-149

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