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Cist

Moanmore (Emly Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cist, Moanmore (Emly Par.), County Tipperary South, 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
Moanmore (Emly Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.43711, -8.34147
SMR number
TS065-043----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a very slight NE-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. A polygonal cist was uncovered in 1977 by ESB workmen during groundworks (dims. L. 0.52m N-S; 0.82m E-W) and archaeological excavation showed that it was constructed with a single base slab laid flat and five main side slabs. A ring of smaller slabs lay on top of the side slabs with the effect of narrowing the top to hold the single capstone in place. The cist contained an inverted encrusted urn, located slightly to E of centre, over a deposit of cremated human bone representing the remains of at least two adults, one young. A food vessel was located against the W wall (Ryan 1977, 21-26).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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