What is recorded here

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Irregular cist of three boulders and drystone walling containing crouched inhumation of adult female with bowl food vessel at E and cremation burial at W (JRSAI 1934, 139-42).

Cist in Ballyhacket Upper is a small prehistoric stone burial chamber, likely dating to the Early Christian or Bronze Age period. Its significance lies in providing insights into early burial practices and funerary architecture in the region.

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