County: Meath Site name: BETAGHSTOWN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: —
Author: E.P Kelly, National Museum of Ireland
Site type: Cist
Period/Dating: Bronze Age (2200 BC-801 BC)
ITM: E 715826m, N 773018m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.694012, -6.246144
The cist was discovered in December 1977 during building development. The structure was built of four stone slabs and was trapeziodal in plan with inclined sidestones covered by a large capstone. Within the cist was the crouched skeleton of a male aged about 18 years with a Food Vessel which was inverted at the left shoulder. The burial may have been covered by a mound. Fragments of bone from the skeleton of an adult female were collected from bulldozed soil surrounding the cist.
