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Cist in Kilpierce

Cist

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What is described as a cist containing earthen pots that was discovered many years previously in Kilpierce townland is described in correspondence from the 1940s in the National Museum of Ireland (SMR file), but it was not investigated and the precise location is unknown. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 June, 2012
A small stone cist, likely dating to the Early Christian or Bronze Age, containing earthen pots; its significance lies in providing evidence of burial practices and material culture in the Kilpierce area.

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