What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle E-facing slope overlooking marshy ground and the sea. Rectangular cist (dims. 1.52m x 0.71m) containing a crouched inhumation of an adult male (aged c. 40) on his right side with head to W accompanied by sherds of a bowl or vase food vessel. Not visible at ground level. (Anon. 1897, 189-90; Coffey et al. 1897, 559-62; 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

Early Bronze Age cist burial; dates to c. 2000–1500 BCE. Its significance lies in the preservation of a crouched inhumation and orientation, reflecting burial practices and funerary customs of the period in the region.

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