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Cist in Ballynaboola

Cist

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In forestry nursery, c. 100m SE of ringfort (CO008-011---); one of three graves (CO008-01201-; CO008-01204-) found close together by workmen in 1978 (Doody 1986, Cork No. 5). Rectangular cist (0.45m x 0.19m; D 0.3m; long axis E-W) consisted of limestone sidestones supporting capstone, and paving slabs at base; cremated bone scattered on paving slabs. Cist reconstructed; displaced capstone lies adjacent. Standing stone (H 2.4m; 1.2m x 0.65m) (CO008-012002-), dislodged during forestry opertations, erected immediately N of reconstructed cists, in 1978; original location not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
A rectangular stone cist, likely Early Christian or medieval in date; part of a small cluster of burials, indicating a local burial tradition in a rural or forested setting.

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