Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Urn burial
Ballowen Or Ramsfort Park, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballowen Or Ramsfort Park
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WX006-065----
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The National Monuments Service's description
An encrusted urn that was found in a gravel pit in Ramsfort Park during 1868 is now in the National Museum of Scotland. Its exact findspot is not known. (Kavanagh 1973, 567)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 1 March, 2012
References
Kavanagh, R.M. 1973 The Encrusted Urn in Ireland. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 73C, 507-617.
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