What is recorded here

Ten metres north of a Neolithic house and a Bronze Age furnace, two large pits marked the third phase of activity at Richardstown. One pit cut through the other, and the later vessel received a token deposit of cremated bone alongside scattered flint flakes. The arrangement suggests people returned repeatedly to this small northern edge, shaping memory through layer rather than monument.

This was the third phase of activity at this site (Excavation Licence 99E0526) and consisted of two large pits that were located approximately 10m to the N of a Neolithic house (LH017-113----) and a Bronze Age furnace (LH017-114----). One pit appeared to be cut by the other and a token deposit of cremated bone was recovered from the later one. A number of flint flakes were recovered from the fill of both pits. (Byrnes 2000, 222) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 29 June 2012

Pit-burial in Richardstown is a Bronze Age burial feature, associated with a nearby Neolithic house and furnace. Its significance lies in illustrating continuity of occupation and ritual activity at the site across the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.

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