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Cist in Howth

Cist

What is recorded here

A cist (L 9m; Wth 0.7m) was exposed during house construction work in 1897 (Shearman 1866-9, 330-32). It was constructed of limestone blocks and was covered by a mound (Westropp 1922, 64). Not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU015-028001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Rossyxan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • William Murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Christine Matthews, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Gareth James, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Finnfrog99, Wikimedia Commons
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Dana Leger, Wikimedia Commons
  • Christine Matthews, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Karri Huhtanen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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