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Cist in Misterin

Cist

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Fragments of an Enlarged Food Vessel Urn were found in a cist in 1931 in the same field in Misterin where cists (WX030-066----; WX030-067----) had been discovered previously according to newspaper reports (Irish Independent, 06/06/1931 and 08/06/1931; Irish Times, 08/06/1931), and the fragments are now in the National Museum of Ireland. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 August, 2012
Bronze Age cist tomb; associated with funerary urns typical of the period. Its location within a known cluster of cists suggests a local burial tradition or cemetery use.

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