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Cist in Ballinfuil

Cist
Cist in Ballinfuil
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The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). The site is known locally as 'the Roilig' and reputed to be a graveyard. A cist containing a skeleton was reputedly found during ploughing. (CLAJ 1930, 181)

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH003-033

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  • Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.geograph.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Photographer not named in LMFM report, www.lmfm.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irelandbeforeyoudie.com
  • Eric Jones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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