County: Kildare Site name: TIMOLIN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: —
Author: N. O'Connor, NMI
Site type: Cist
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 679633m, N 694035m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.991123, -6.813876
The cist, which was close to a site investigated by R. Ó Floinn in 1981 was of standard construction, consisting of a long slab on each side and a short one at either end. A large capstone was still in position when the site was first inspected. On its removal, the cist was found to contain a scattered inhumation probably representing no more than one individual. There were no articulated remains, pottery vessels or other artefacts. It seems likely that the burial was disturbed at some time in the past.