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Cremation pit

Busherstown, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cremation pit, Busherstown, County Carlow, 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
Busherstown
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.82235, -6.84856
SMR number
CW007-096----

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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)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

Excavated in advance of construction of the N9/N10 Kilcullen-Waterford Road (Excavation Licence number E2582). Circular pit (diam. 0.3m; D 0.19m) containing burnt human bone with no associated finds. A pit found c. 60m to the N was interpreted as having originally been used for the deposition of spent fuel from a fire and subsequently as a fire spot. A second pit was discovered c. 75m to the NE of the cremation pit and this produced evidence for in-situ burning which has been interpreted as being possibly related to the cremation process. (O' Neill N. 2009, 7-9)

Reference:

O' Neill N. 2009 N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Kilcullen to Powerstown. Archaeological Services Contract No. 4 - Resolution, Prumpelstown to Powerstown. Final Report on archaeological investigations at site E2582, in the townland of Busherstown, Co. Carlow. Unpublished report, Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd., Cork

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 10 November 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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