Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Shanballymore Upper, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanballymore Upper
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.22237, -8.47909
- SMR number
- CO018-110----
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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
Discovered in 1977 during tillage operations. Removal of large flagstone (Th 0.26m) revealed rectangular cist (c. 0.8m E-W; 0.5m N-S) consisting of four upright slabs (max. D 0.74m), floored by small flat stones (UCC). Cist set into subrectangular pit (c. 1.48m E-W; c. 1.02m N-S) with stony fill. Large quantity of cremated bone contained in cist derived from four individuals (The Corkman 29/4/77).
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
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.