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Urn burial

Ballagharea, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Urn burial, Ballagharea, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballagharea
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.31592, -8.86580
SMR number
CO006-026----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Discovered in 1960 during gravel quarrying operations; extensive damage occured before investigation by O'Kelly and Murphy (1961). Pit (diam. c. 0.74m) contained inverted Encrusted Urn covering cremated bones of young adult; excavator suggests bones wrapped in organic material. Pit backfilled with loose sandy soil. Kavanagh 1973, 535) describes urn as having 'rim flattened, bevelled internally...decorated with finger-nail impressions; externally urn decorated...with closely set scored vertical lines; two perforations in...neck area; joint between neck and body carries applied discs; below neck are...two cordons...upper applied, other pinched up; grooves created by cordons ornamented with...obliquely set scores; below this are vertical grooves giving ribbed effect; next zone filled with...wide incised chevron pattern; lowerpart of urn carries long shallow grooves set obliquely; made of coarse...well-fired...bright orange ware'. (Kavanagh 1973, 535); Waddell 1990, 58; Doody 1986, Cork No. 4).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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