Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Oldcourt (bantry By.), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldcourt (bantry By.)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WX030-070----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A Vase urn inverted over cremated bone was found in a stone lined cist at Oldcourt in 1897 (Ffrench 1898, 70). The location of the find-spot is not known.
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: 16 August, 2012
References
Ffrench, Rev. J.F.M. 1898 Miscellanea – Cinerary urn found in the parish of Adamstown, Co. Wexford – 1897. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 68, 70.