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Cist in Fourknocks

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The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Eight burials found in mound (ME033-029003-) built over passage tomb (ME033-029001-) and round cairn (ME033-029002-). Four burials in cists with both inhumation and cremation rite. Grave goods included two complete Food Vessels and two Urns. (PRIA 1971, 44-74)

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