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Pit-burial in Tiknock

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In November 1928 two vase urns, one containing a cremation of an adult female were discovered in a quarry at Ticknock. The grave consisted of an unprotected pit with a flat stone at the base (Cahill & Sikora 2011, 184-190). The precise location is unknown.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU025-083

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