Slab-lined burial in Dromiskin

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Two long cists built of small slabs of local shale were discovered in the nineteenth century. They were found at a depth of 2m below ground surface which suggests some form of earthwork overlay them. Both cists were aligned E-W, the first (LH012-047----) containing an extended inhumation with the skull at the E end. Beside the skull was a small sandstone box containing a leather-covered wooden box. Inside this was part of a small bronze ring-headed pin and charcoal. The second cist (LH012-089----) contained the extended skeleton of a female with head to W. Both cists can be assigned to the Early Christian period. (CLAJ 1942, 133-7)