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Cremation pit in Burren

Cremation pit
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Map note: Cremation pit in Burren is a cremation pit around Burren, County Louth, Ireland. See what else is recorded around this spot before making up the rest.
Cremation pit excavated to facilitate work on the gas pipeline in 1988 (pers. comm. County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH018-055

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