Cist in Kilkenny

On a gentle E-facing slope in an undulating landscape. A cairn (RO051-010002-) which was disturbed in land reclaimation during the 1950s revealed a long cist (dims. 1.65m N-S; 0.55m E-W; D 0.5m) defined by stone slabs with a slab floor. Fragments of a cremation and of a bowl Food Vessel were recovered in excavation by J. Raftery (Raftery1960-1; Waddell 1990, 130-1; O Riordain and Waddell 1993, 129). The cist is still visible. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

A Bronze Age cist tomb, likely 11th to 9th century BCE, representing a simple burial structure common in early Irish funerary practices. Its survival despite 20th-century land reclamation provides insight into prehistoric burial customs in the region.