Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Pit-burial
Curraheen (condons And Clongibbon By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraheen (condons And Clongibbon By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.24881, -8.30878
- SMR number
- CO019-135----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In undulating pastureland, on gentle NW-facing slope. In 1992 oval pit (0.25m x 0.3m) discovered during removal of topsoil prior to development. Surviving depth of pit (c. 0.12m) filled with dark-grey sandy soil, containing charcoal and cremated bone; bone derives from at least one young adult (Byrne and Sleeman 1992, 10). Circular enclosure (CO019-069---) in same field c. 60m to SE.
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
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.