Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Kilmuckridge, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmuckridge
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WX022-028----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A cist containing two food vessels and a pygmy cup (Kavanagh 1977, 89) was discovered when digging the foundations for the porch of a hosue near Kilmuckridge c. 1887. The location is not known. (Waddell 1990, 157)
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: 18 June, 2012
References
Kavanagh, R.M. 1977 Pygmy cups in Ireland. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 107, 61-95.
Waddell, J. 1990 The Bronze Age burials of Ireland. Galway University Press.