Cist in Philipstown (ardee By., Philipstown Par.)

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 A 'stone coffin' containing a skeleton and sword was reputedly found when a barrow (LH011-059001-) was removed. (IFC Schools MSS 665, 172)

A cist burial, likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period, representing a simple but significant funerary structure in the local archaeological landscape.