County: Westmeath Site name: KEOLTOWN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: —
Author: E. Kelly, National Museum of Ireland.
Site type: Cist
Period/Dating: Bronze Age (2200 BC-801 BC)
ITM: E 640042m, N 746923m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.470835, -7.396882
A small trapezoidal cist built from thin limestone slabs, situated near the summit of a glacial knoll beside the shore of Lough Ennel, was discovered during land improvement work. The contents had been interfered with prior to excavation. Sherds from a bowl food vessel and fragments of cremated human bone were recovered. Three waste flint fragments and portion of a retouched flint blade were found in the vicinity of the burial.
The internal measurements of the cist were:
Max. L. 47cm.; Max. W. 42cm.; Depth 48cm.
