What is recorded here
Listed as a 'burial' in the SMR (1986). A rectangular cist containing cremated bone found in the course of quarrying in the western part of the townland. The location marked in the SMR is speculative, as other than the reference to the "western"part of the townland (Price 1953, 203), no exact location is given.
Compiled by: Matt Kelleher
Date of upload: 20 December 2012
A rectangular cist dating to the Early Bronze Age, likely used for cremation burial. Its discovery provides evidence of early funerary practices in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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