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Cist in Oldabbey

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In pasture 80m NW of the Augustinian nunnery of Monasternagalliaghduff (LI019-026009-) and 15m NE of a burial ground (LI019-026007-), in the formal grounds of the Old Abbey House. Not depicted on any OS maps, it was identified as Site F on a plan drawn by T. J. Westropp (Wardell 1904, 52) where he describes the site as following; ‘in the early “fifties” my uncles uncovered a stone cist containing a clay dish and a skeleton in a crouching position’. No surface trace visible on Google Earth Orthoimage taken 08/04/2015. See attached location map showing cist labelled F and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 13 July 2020

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