Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Mountcoote, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mountcoote
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI048-080----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of a cist burial discovered near Foley's Cross in 1849 has not been identified. Described by Waddell (1990, 111) as follows; ‘In the course of gravel digging near Foley’s Cross in 1849, workmen found at a depth of 2m great flat rock slabs of stone resting upon other stones. On opening this work, they found an urn, about the size of what we call a large flower pot, which might hold two quarts; it contained burnt bones and was destroyed. Two other urns were later found and not preserved.’
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 29 September 2021
References
Waddell, J. 1990 The Bronze Age burials of Ireland. Galway University Press.