Urn burial in Townparks (st. John's Par.)

Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 711) records the discovery of 'a carved urn of unbaked clay, containing calcined bones' in 1831, near Windmill Hill. The precise location of the find is not known, and the present state of the urn is also unknown. 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: 19 December, 2012

Urn burial; likely dates to the Bronze Age. Its significance lies in providing evidence of funerary practices involving cremation and urn burial in the region during this period.