Cremation pit in Ballystruan, County Dublin

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What is recorded here

This monument was subject to geophysical survey (Licence no. 08R117) and test excavation (Licence no. 09E0478) as part of the proposed Metro North development. A cluster of three E-W aligned pits (0.25m – 0.50m diam.) was identified. Each pit contained a charcoal-rich fill with occasional burnt bone. A single find of possible prehistoric pottery with slag or similar material adhering to its interior side was recovered from the topsoil in this area (Frazer 2009, 22).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU014-120

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