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Burial mound in Ferrybank

Burial mound

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Described by O'Donovan (O'Flanagan 1928, 157) as 'a green mount in which ... were found some sepulchral urns containing ashes and bone partly consumed by fire'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
A Neolithic burial mound, likely dating to the Bronze Age; its significance lies in the discovery of cremated human remains and sepulchral urns, indicating early funerary practices in the region.

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