Overview
A bowl is said to have been found in a cist in this townland. (Price and Walshe 1933, 63; Waddell 1990, 166) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
Who made it and when
The saved record identifies Cist in Tornant Upper as Cist. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: A bowl is said to have been found in a cist in this townland. (Price and Walshe 1933, 63; Waddell 1990, 166) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
How it was made and used
Its classification points to burial or commemoration. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.
What was found
No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.
What remains
The public record still maps Cist in Tornant Upper as Cist. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.
Why it mattered
Cist in Tornant Upper matters because a belief or tradition is tied to this exact place and forms part of its local memory. The source records: A bowl is said to have been found in a cist in this townland. The tradition is kept as a recorded belief; it is not silently turned into literal fact.
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