What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle N-facing slope. Encrusted urn found inverted over a cremation in a short cist (NMI 1956-1, 2). ((Ríordáin 1955; Waddell 1990, 159)
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
Cist burial dating to the Early Christian period, associated with cremation practices. Its significance lies in the encrusted urn, indicating possible high-status or ritual deposition.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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