Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Oldbridge, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldbridge
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.72207, -6.42600
- SMR number
- ME020-002----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The following 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.
Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007
Segmented cist described (PRIA 1895, 745-52) as being in a mound (diam. c. 18m, H c. 1.8m). Bowl Food Vessel found in N chamber. Cist preserved with large cap stone (L 2m, W 0.3m, thickness 0.4m). Mound not discernible.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.