What is recorded here

One chamber held two dead from different ages. The first bled into the sand before written history. The second waited centuries for the same ditch. Neither asked permission when the ridge opened.

In 1936, digging operations in a sand ridge uncovered evidence of burials, but the discovery was only reported and investigated by the NMI in 1939. Material subsequently collected by the NMI actually comprised evidence of two burials from two different locations: unburnt human remains of early medieval date (KD020-010----) and the remains of a prehistoric burial. This comprised fragments (subsequently restored) of a small bowl food vessel (H 0.1m; base diam 0.06m; rim diam. 0.15m) decorated with a panel of conjoined lozenges, a panel of shapes like stretched hides, panels of both horizontal and vertical impressed lines, and four impressed grooves of circular form. (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol 1, 218-21) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Urn burial in Hartwell Upper is a Bronze Age funerary deposit, likely dating to between 2000 and 800 BCE. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial practices and social organisation in early Irish communities.

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