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Cist in Rath

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Cist in Rath
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Situated on a very gentle S-facing slope in gently undulating terrain. Cremation and two Middle Neolithic pottery vessels from a cist. No visible remains. (Prendergast 1959, 17-29) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI042-004

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