Cist in Ratoath, County Meath

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What is recorded here

A ‘double sepulchral vessel' is said to have been found in a cist at an unknown location in Ratoath in 1864 while removing a ditch. The person who found it said there were cinders inside and it was covered by stones for protection. The vessel can be reconstructed (diam. of rim 6.2cm; diam. of base 13.5cm; H 11cm) with a cylindrical interior and opposed lugs. It has incised decoration of hatched triangles and most resembles a pygmy cup, but the identification is not certain. (Waddell 1974, 144-5) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME044-008

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