Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Humphrystown, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Humphrystown
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WI010-060----
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The National Monuments Service's description
In 1939, during excavation works by the ESB in advance of flooding an area for a hydro-electrical scheme, cremated human teeth and pottery fragments were discovered, but were removed from their context before they could be examined archaeologically. The remains were acquired by the NMI. (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol. 2, 452)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 24 July 2012
References
Cahill, M. and Sikora, M. (eds) 2011 Breaking ground, finding graves - reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927-2006, 2 vols. Dublin. Wordwell Ltd. in association with the National Museum of Ireland.