Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cremation pit
Kilbane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not shown
- Coordinates
- 52.65639, -8.57168
- SMR number
- LI005-085005-
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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
On gentle W-facing slope, in low-lying pasture, c. 200m NE of the Groody River. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified within the interior of enclosure (LI005-085002-) by Avril Hayes in 2002 during testing (Licence No. 02E1787) in Field 2 in advance of a residential development including private houses, student accommodation and support facilities (Hayes 2003, 4). This uncovered a circular-shaped cremation pit (diam. 5m) which was then excavated (Licence No. 04E1454) by Avril Purcell in 2004 (Purcell 2004).
See attached plan extract from excavation report (Purcell 2004).
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 30 June 2020
References
Hayes, A. 2002 Archaeological test trenching investigations report at Fields 2 & 3, Kilbane, Co. Limerick. Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
Purcell, A. 2004 Archaeological excavation, Kilbane, Castletroy, Co. Limerick. Licence No. 04E1454. Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
Hayes, A. 2003 Report on archaeological monitoring at Fields 1-3, Kilbane II, Castletroy, Co. Limerick. Licence no. 02E1787. Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
Purcell, A. 2004 Archaeological test trenching, Kilbane, Castletroy, Co. Limerick. Licence No. 04E1086. Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.