What is recorded here

Knocklishen Beg holds an inverted urn buried beneath two irregular granite slabs. The vessel contained cremated bones of a young adult, preserving a life cut short before it could unfold.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Inverted encrusted urn protected by two irregular granite slabs, covering cremated bones of young adult (JRSAI 1945, 259-63).

Urn burial in Knocklishen Beg is a Neolithic funerary deposit, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BC. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial practices and social organisation in southeast Ireland.

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