What is recorded here

Situated on level ground towards the SW end of a low ridge. Small cist (dims. c. 0.43m x 0.3m) of four slabs with a capstone containing a food vessel, discovered in 1933. It was found in a rectangular enclosure marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. What remains on the site is a small cairn, with traces of stone facing, which may be part of the enclosure. (Dargan 1916, 77-8; Waddell 1990, 163) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

A small Neolithic cist tomb, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE, containing a food vessel, indicating funerary practices associated with early farming communities in the region.

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