Pit-burial in Killineer

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Pit covered by flagstone, containing cremated bones and portion of a Cordoned Urn (Kavanagh 1976, 368, no. 35) (NMI reg. nos 1967:198-9). This is probably a secondary insertion into barrow LH021-041001-.

Pit-burial in Killineer is a simple funerary pit dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BC). Its significance lies in providing evidence of early burial practices and human activity in the area during the Bronze Age.