Cist in Corbally Beg

Situated at the crest of a NW-facing slope. An inverted vase food vessel and some unburnt human bones were found in a cist beneath a standing stone c. 1905 with a cremation pit nearby (Power 1907b). Another vessel, probably a food vessel, was recovered in the same area in 1908 (Power 1908a). The lintel of the cist is now built into a gateway. (Waddell 1970, 133; 1990, 145; Ó Ríordáin and Waddell 1993, 139) O'Ríordáin, B. and Waddell, J. (1993) The funerary bowls and vases of the Irish Bronze Age. Galway University Press. Power, Rev. P. (1907b) A prehistoric burial urn from Co. Waterford. WAJ vol. 10, 320-22. Power, Rev. P. (1908a) Archaeological and literary miscellany, WAJ 11, 40-1. Waddell, J. (1990) The Bronze Age burials of Ireland. Galway University Press. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 10 June 2011

Bronze Age cist tomb, dating to approximately 1000–800 BCE. Its significance lies in the presence of an inverted vase food vessel and human remains, indicating ritual burial practices associated with the early Bronze Age in Ireland.