
What is recorded here
Excavated (98E0575) as Area 29 of the N25 Kilmacthomas re-alignment. A small area with three pits and some deposits. Sherds of a vase urn were found in the deposits, but no human remains were recovered. Fulacht fia (WA015-107002-) is c. 20m to the E. Fulacht fia (WA015-107002-) is c. 30m to the E. (Tierney 2008)
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload: 17th December, 2010.
Pit-burial in Graigueshoneen is a prehistoric funerary deposit, likely dating to the Bronze Age, associated with the use of a fulacht fia. Its significance lies in its contextual link to ritual or domestic activity, though the absence of human remains limits direct interpretation of burial practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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