What is recorded here
Lewis (1837) reports that an urn was discovered in the lawn of Kilgobbin Cottage. This may be the remains of an urn burial. The site is located at the foot of the Dublin mountains.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy.
Revised upload on: 21 April 2018.
Urn burial; likely dates to the Early Christian or Bronze Age period. Such burials are significant for providing insights into prehistoric funerary practices and burial customs in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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