Urn burial in Sillis

In 1964, the NMI received a report stating that an urn burial had been discovered years earlier by the grandfather of the correspondent. It was found 'at the back of a barn, near stepping stones over the River Blackwater on the border with Co. Armagh. According to the report, the burial was covered by a slab which was replaced as found. The precise location of the burial is no longer known. (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol. 2, 451). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 07 February 2013

Urn burial in Sillis is a funerary deposit from the Bronze Age, likely dating to between 2000 and 800 BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of local burial practices and the presence of a settled community in the area during the early metalworking period.