Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Kilgraney (idrone East By.), County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgraney (idrone East By.)
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.64569, -6.95637
- SMR number
- CW019-076----
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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
Found during ploughing in 1986. Excavation revealed a short retangular cist (int. dims. 0.61m x 0.41m; H 0.3m), with large capstone. Contained cremated remains of female, male and child, and two bowl food vessels, one undecorated. (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol. 1, 71-80). It is possibly associated with a ring-ditch (CW019-125----) identified as a cropmarks on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018).
The above 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.
Revised by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 4 September 2019
References
Cahill, M. and Sikora, M. (eds) 2011 Breaking ground, finding graves - reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927-2006, 2 vols. Dublin. Wordwell Ltd. in association with the National Museum of Ireland.
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - portal tombunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.