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Pit-burial

Monamintra, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Pit-burial, Monamintra, County Waterford, 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
Monamintra
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.20870, -7.08743
SMR number
WA018-084003-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated at the E edge of ditch-barrow (WA018-084----), which is in a low col with the summits of hills rising c. 570m to the NNW and c. 630m to the E. A pit-burial was recorded during the complete excavation (07E0347) of the barrow by J. D. Lalonde (2008) and consists of a miniature Collared Urn in a stone-lined pit (diam. 0.25m; D 0.2m). Two further pit burials (WA018-084001- and WA018-084002-) are immediately adjacent.

Lalonde, D. J. (2008) R708 Airport road realignment scheme Phase 3. Archaeological excavation at Monamintra 2, Co. Waterford. Preliminary report. (Unpublished report DEHLG) Daniel Noonan Archaeological Consultancy.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 16 February 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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