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Pit-burial

Killoran (Moyne Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Pit-burial, Killoran (Moyne Par.), County Tipperary North, 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
Killoran (Moyne Par.)
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.75005, -7.68456
SMR number
TN036-050005-

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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)
  • 1868 · 4. 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

Situated on a raised plateau overlooking lowlands to the E with bit burials (TN036-050003 and 006) 65m and 95m to the N respectively. The site was revealed during topsoil stripping and consisted of two small pits cut into the subsoil. One circular pit (diam. 0.51m; D 0.35m) with a U-shaped profile contained a token cremation deposit of tiny crushed burnt bone fragments and charcoal which was radiocarbon dated to 1145-900 BC (Stevens 1999, 140). The second pit appeared to be an associated post-hole suggesting that the post was marking a burial plot (Stevens 1998, Killoran 6, 172).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.

Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Nearby in the register

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

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