What is recorded here

Uncovered during archaeological excavation of the N8 Cashel bypass. A pit (diam. 0.43m; D 0.38m) containing frequent inclusions of burnt bone and charcoal was found under a field boundary (McKinstry 2004, 11-12, 20). A radiocarbon date of 3460±70 BP/2940-1610 cal. BC was obtained for the cremation (Fairburn 2006, 457). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 27 August 2014

A pit-burial dating to the Early Bronze Age, likely associated with funerary or ritual practices. Its significance lies in providing evidence of burial customs and human activity along the Cashel bypass archaeological landscape.

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