What is recorded here

Pit-burial in Killoran (Moyne parish) is a pit-burial in Killoran (Moyne parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. A 1997 excavation on the brow of a glacial ridge uncovered a cluster of post-pits and small pits within an area 7 metres long and 5.8 metres wide. The cluster contained an oval pit 0.6 metres by 0.5 metres and 0.2 metres deep, holding charcoal lumps, silty clay and tiny burnt bone fragments, alongside a v-shaped pit with an upturned crushed pot containing tiny fragments of crushed cremated bone.

Situated on the brow of a glacial ridge in undulating countryside. Excavation in 1997 revealed a cluster of post-pits and small pits within an area measuring 7m long by 5.8m wide. Within this cluster an oval pit (0.6m x 0.5m x 0.2m D) containing charcoal lumps and silty clay with tiny burnt bone fragments and a v-shaped pit with an upturned crushed pot containing tiny fragments of crushed cremated bone were identified (Stevens 1998, Killoran 4, 173). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Pit-burial in Killoran is a prehistoric funerary feature, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its arrangement with post-pits suggests ritual or ceremonial activity, reflecting early burial practices in the region.

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