Pit-burial in Fermoy

At the foot of a steep N-facing slope, a pit-burial was uncovered during archaeological testing in advance of construction along the route of the proposed N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass (O'Connell 2006h, 59). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Pit-burial in Fermoy is a simple funerary pit dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with the deposition of human remains in a direct, unchambered context. Its significance lies in providing insights into burial practices and funerary rites in southern Ireland during the first millennium BC.