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Pit-burial

Greenfield (Muskerry East By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Pit-burial, Greenfield, 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
Greenfield (Muskerry East By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.87445, -8.60516
SMR number
CO073-145----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

During archaeological monitoring of topsoil in advance of the construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass, a subcircular pit (0.4m x 0.3m; D 0.09m) was discovered. The pit was damaged during topsoil stripping. Two possible stake-holes were present in the NE quadrant of the pit. The pit contained a black charcoal-stained fill with 3 sherds of prehistoric pottery and fragments of crushed cremated human bone, representing at least one adult male. A radiocarbon date of 1750-1490 BC was obtained from charcoal in the pit (Danaher 2004o, 10). A fulacht fiadh (CO073-061----) is located c. 150m to the NNE. (Danaher 2004i, 79-80; 2004o)

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

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

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