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Pit-burial in Killabeg

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Situated on a low sandy ridge. Sherds of an encrusted urn and a cremation were found in a sand pit. Not visible at ground level. (Riley 1937, 308-9; Waddell 1990, 163) 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 WI042-007

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