Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Pit-burial
Knockaulin, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockaulin
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.11488, -6.77554
- SMR number
- KD028-038005-
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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
Discovered during archaeological excavations at Dún Ailinne (KD028-038001-). A pit contained sherds of a decorated Neolithic pot and a slate disc or pendant. The vessel is similar to pottery from Neolithic Linkardstown type burials, and is possibly associated with a fragment of skull bone. Possible prehistoric settlement evidence (KD028-038003-) was found nearby. (Wailes 1990, 12; Waddell 1998, 344)
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 15 July 2013
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 200/1954).
References
Wailes, B. 1990 Dun Ailinne: a summary excavation report, Emania 7, 10-21.
Waddell, J. 1998 The Prehistoric Archaeology of Ireland. Galway University Press.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.