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Cist

Bregaun, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cist, Bregaun, County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Bregaun
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.40183, -7.35336
SMR number
KK034-057----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a pronounced knoll, on a terrace on the E slopes of Kilmacoliver Hill, overlooking a small river valley. The river, located c. 70m to the E, flows S to join the Pil River. The knoll may be entirely natural or could have been augmented to accommodate the cist. The cist was uncovered during ploughing in October 2022.
A roughly rectangular stone-lined cist (L 0.4-0.55m; Wth 0.37-0.5m; D 0.31-0.34m) with long axis aligned NW-SE. The four sides of the cist are formed with single slabs set on edge, while a slender upright stone fills a small gap in the S corner. The slabs are conglomerate except the NE side, which appears to be slate. At the SE end and S corner two thin stones over sail the edge of the cist and presumably supported a capstone, however, all evidence for the former roof is now missing.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 1 November 2022

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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