What is recorded here
This is one of two adjacent cist graves found in Ballyogan townland (Waddell 1970, 128-129). This cist (1970, 128) is described as 'short rectangular; vase foodvessel and cremated bone'. The second cist (SL017-053002-) was discovered c. 1m away (1970, 129). Not precisely located.
Waddell, J. (1970) JRSAI vol 100, p. 91-139
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Cist in Ballyogan is a small Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial cist, likely dating to the 2nd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in the presence of a "vase foodvessel" and cremated remains, indicating ritual funerary practices associated with early Irish burial traditions.
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- What survives
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