What is recorded here

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 Segmented cist described (PRIA 1895, 745-52) as being in a mound (diam. c. 18m, H c. 1.8m). Bowl Food Vessel found in N chamber. Cist preserved with large cap stone (L 2m, W 0.3m, thickness 0.4m). Mound not discernible.

Cist in Oldbridge is a Neolithic stone cist tomb, dating to the 4th to 3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in representing an early form of burial practice associated with the megalithic tradition of Ireland.

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