Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cremation pit
Ballystruan, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballystruan
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.41508, -6.25148
- SMR number
- DU014-120----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This monument was subject to geophysical survey (Licence no. 08R117) and test excavation (Licence no. 09E0478) as part of the proposed Metro North development. A cluster of three E-W aligned pits (0.25m – 0.50m diam.) was identified. Each pit contained a charcoal-rich fill with occasional burnt bone. A single find of possible prehistoric pottery with slag or similar material adhering to its interior side was recovered from the topsoil in this area (Frazer 2009, 22).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 6 February 2015
References
Frazer, W. 2009 Assessment report on results of Metro North, testing area 10, Ballystruan townland, Co. Dublin (Licence no. 09E0478). Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.