What is recorded here

Cist in Moyhora was discovered in a quarry in 1850 when men broke a round earthen vase to reach the cremated bones inside. The child’s marrow and adult fragments now scatter unknown, perhaps buried beneath Kilkenny soil or lost in a private cabinet. What remains is a polygonal chamber, a pygmy cup and the memory of carelessness at the moment of finding.

This monument has been recorded as KK001-009---- and is linked with KK005-040---- and KK006-011---* as the cist is unlocated within Moyhora townland which is spread over three 6"OS sheets. Discovered in a quarry in 1850. A polygonal cist containing a pygmy cup, cremations and a possible food vessel. The cist is described as being 'about two feet [0.6m] from the surface, a flag two feet square, on which was laid a round earthen Vase with a bottom; a dry-built wall was round the Vase and another flag was placed on the wall. This Vase contained the Urn, with the bottom upwards, and a quantity of small bones; but in removing the larger vessel it was, unfortunately, broken in pieces. Outside the circular chamber, formed by the dry-wall, a quantity of small bones, similar to those found in the Urn, was also discovered' (Graves 1849-51, 136). The bones were examined and the cremated bone of one adult and one bone of a child were identified (ibid. 137). The exact location of this monument is unknown. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 11 May 2016

A cist, likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period, associated with burial practices in the region. Its discovery in a 19th-century quarry highlights the impact of industrial activity on archaeological sites.

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