What is recorded here

Fragments of two encrusted urns and cremated bones were found during 1854 in a sand-pit at Dunganstown (Anon. 1854-5, 204), but the exact find-spot of the discovery is not known. (Kavanagh 1973, 567; Waddell 1990, 155) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 13 September, 2012

Urn burial in Dunganstown is a Bronze Age cremation burial, dating to approximately 2000–500 BCE. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early funerary practices and urnfield traditions in Ireland.

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