What is recorded here

Cist in Ballyoskill is a small rectangular burial chamber at the north end of a ridge in County Kilkenny, exposed in 1971 when quarrying tools cut through an old cairn. It measures barely large enough for a bent body, lies without a capstone, and still holds dark soil mixed with broken stone. The absence of bones does not empty the place; it suggests the dead were moved, lost, or taken elsewhere before the land was forgotten.

Situated at the N end of a N-S ridge with wide views of the surrounding countryside. One of five cists (KK005-003002-, KK005-003003-, KK005-003004-, KK005-003005-) discovered in 1971 during bulldozing at a possible cairn (KK005-003001-) in an area of quarrying. This cist is referred to in Prendergast and Ryan (2011, 239) as Grave 5 and was located S of Grave 1 (KK005-003002-). A small rectangular cist (int. dims. L 0.5m; Wth 0.25m; H 0.3m) aligned E-W. No capstone was found. The cist was filled with humus mixed with small stone fragments and pebbles. No human remains or artefacts were found. (Cahill and Sikora 2011, vol. 1, 235-43) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 28 January 2013

Cist in Ballyoskill is a small stone burial chamber, likely dating to the Early Christian or Bronze Age period. Its discovery among multiple cists suggests a local burial tradition, possibly associated with a dismantled or disturbed cairn.

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