What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle S/SE-facing slope overlooking a marshy stream valley. A pit containing a vase urn (possibly inverted) (NMI 1932-6163), with acremation, clay, and charcoal, discovered c. 1870. Not visible at ground level. (Price 1934, 47-8; 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

Pit-burial in Rathcot is a Bronze Age cremation burial, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. Its significance lies in the presence of a vase urn and associated funerary materials, reflecting early funerary practices and pottery traditions in Ireland.

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