Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Pit-burial
Ballinaspig More , County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinaspig More
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.87220, -8.53900
- SMR number
- CO073-113----
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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 relatively even terrain c. 80m E of Twopot River, a cremation pit was uncovered during archaeological monitoring for the N22 Ballincollig Bypass. The subcircular pit (0.56m x 0.5m; D 0.12m) contained a fill of dark brown/black silty clay with a small quantity of poorly preserved cremated bone and two sherds of pottery. The sherds have been identified as Western Neolithic ware and a radiocarbon date from alder charcoal from the pit provided a date of 3960-3700 BC. (Danaher 2004m, 54-5; Danaher and Cagney 2004c).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.