Stillorgan Park Cist (Destroyed) View all content for Stillorgan Park

From the National Monuments Database: Description: In 1954 during the clearing of stones from a rockery beside the obelisk on the grounds of St Augustine's in Stillorgan a short cist was discovered. this contained an inhumation burial of a young adult female accompanied by a flint flake. The cist was rectangular in plan (L 0.92m, Wth 0.46m, H 0.47m) with its long axis aligned N-S (Cahill & Sikora 2011, 180-184). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 12 February 2013 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. Wordwell Ltd. in association with the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin.

Posted by ryaner 31st October 2013ce

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