Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Monknewtown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monknewtown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- ME019-014----
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
A short rectangular cist (dims c. 0.45m x c. 0.3; H c. 0.3m) that did not have a stone floor was discovered in 1956 in a field next to the mound known as the Moat (ME019-017----). The cist contained cremated bone and a Bowl Food Vessel. The precise location of the discovery is not known. (Waddell 1970, 100)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 10 July 2007
Amended: 28 January 2021
References
Waddell, J. 1970 Irish Bronze Age cists, a survey. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 100, 91-139.