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Cist in Scartnadrinymountain

Cist

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Situated on a col below Carrickaruppera rock outcrop, c. 300m to the N and an area of rock outcrop c. 100m to the SE. A short end of a rectangular long cist (dims. 2.3m x 0.6m) defined by slabs set on edge abutted the inner edge of ring-cairn (WA014-009001-) at SE. (Moore 1995, 200, 205, K1) Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age setlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 November 2010
A small Neolithic or early Bronze Age cist tomb, likely used for single or multiple burials. Its location on a col suggests a possible ritual or strategic significance in the landscape.

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