Pit-burial in Fourknocks

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Five cists, one empty and the rest containing crouched burials of children, were inserted into the cairn of passage-tomb (ME033-028001-). Grave goods consisted of one Bowl Food Vessel and a possible pit burial contained another Food Vessel. Cists sealed by mound (ME033-028002-), into which two inverted Cinerary Urns were inserted in pits. (Hartnett 1957, 202, 254-7).

Pit-burial in Fourknocks is a Neolithic burial site, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of early farming communities in the Boyne Valley, reflecting ritual practices and social organization of the period.