Pit-burial in Lugnagroagh

Five slabs which probably represented a collapsed cist were found in a sand pit in 1964, associated with cremated and inhumed bones. A vase food vessel is also recorded from this townland (NMI). (Waddell 1990, 165) 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

A pit-burial associated with a collapsed cist, dating to the Early Bronze Age, reflecting local funerary practices involving both cremation and inhumation. Its significance lies in the rare combination of burial types and the presence of a food vessel, indicating ritual deposition.