County: Limerick Site name: RATHCAHILL WEST
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: —
Author: Eamonn P. Kelly, National Museum of Ireland
Site type: Cist
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 522367m, N 627750m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.395774, -9.140699
A cist grave was found during the removal of a field fence. Trapezoidal in shape and formed of small slabs, it measured 50cm in length and 40cm in maximum width. It was approximately 35cm deep and contained the cremated remains of two adult males. Its long axis lay along a NNW-SSE orientation. Close to the grave there was an area of intense burning.
