Pit-burial in Mosney

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: 11 March 2011 In 1951 human remains were discovered during quarrying operations at a gravel pit in a copse to the N of Mosney House. There was no evidence of structural stones around the burial and no associated finds (Cahill & Sikora 2011, 2011, vol 2, 405-6).

Pit-burial in Mosney is a Neolithic burial feature, dating to the 4th to 3rd millennia BCE. Its significance lies in providing insights into early funerary practices and settlement patterns in the broader Boyne Valley region.