Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Ballynaboola, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynaboola
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.31906, -8.63172
- SMR number
- CO008-012003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In forestry nursery, c. 100m SE of ringfort (CO008-011---); one of three graves (CO008-01201-; CO008-01204-) found close together by workmen in 1978 (Doody 1986, Cork No. 5). Rectangular cist (0.45m x 0.19m; D 0.3m; long axis E-W) consisted of limestone sidestones supporting capstone, and paving slabs at base; cremated bone scattered on paving slabs. Cist reconstructed; displaced capstone lies adjacent. Standing stone (H 2.4m; 1.2m x 0.65m) (CO008-012002-), dislodged during forestry opertations, erected immediately N of reconstructed cists, in 1978; original location not known.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.