Burial ground

The National Monuments Service's description

Archaeological survey and rescue excavation at Ballynamona under licence No. 21E0836 by Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit was carried out at the request of the National Monuments Service who conducted a site inspection on Friday 17th September 2021 following a report from the State Pathology Unit that human remains had been recovered during the excavations of two gravel pits. Archaeological excavation began on 9th December 2021 and concluded on 20th December 2021. The section faces of both gravel pits were cleaned and all archaeological features identified were recorded. A total of 26 features were identified. These consisted of 21 burials, 4 possible burials and 1 charnel pit. A large quantity of human remains were recovered from the site. Many of these were loose within the section faces of the pits and were lifted. However, many were also considered to be stable within the soil matrix and were preserved in-situ (Murphy and Gibney 2022, 1).

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Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit

Date of upload: 31 August 2022

References

Murphy, D. and Gibney, G. 2022 Preliminary Report on the Archaeological Survey and Rescue Excavation at Ballynamona, Durrow, Co. Offaly. Licence No.: 21E0836. Unpublished archaeological report by Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit on behalf of the National Monuments Service.