Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ratoath
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- ME044-008----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A ‘double sepulchral vessel' is said to have been found in a cist at an unknown location in Ratoath in 1864 while removing a ditch. The person who found it said there were cinders inside and it was covered by stones for protection. The vessel can be reconstructed (diam. of rim 6.2cm; diam. of base 13.5cm; H 11cm) with a cylindrical interior and opposed lugs. It has incised decoration of hatched triangles and most resembles a pygmy cup, but the identification is not certain. (Waddell 1974, 144-5)
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.
Date of upload: 10 July 2007
Amended: 22 November 2021
References
Waddell, J. 1974 Some unusual pottery from county Meath. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, 104, 143-5.