
What is recorded here
Located on a NW-SE ridge. According to local information a small pit concealed by a flagstone and containing ashes was uncovered during ploughing. It was on the site of or in the vicinity of the ringfort (MO032-010001-).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 27 July 2017
Pit-burial in Cornagarvoge is a simple funerary pit burial, likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period. Its association with a nearby ringfort suggests it may be linked to domestic or ritual activity in a rural settlement context.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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