What is recorded here
Burnt pit in Killoran (Moyne parish) is a burnt pit in Killoran (Moyne parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The site is on a glacial ridge in undulating countryside. Soil stripping exposed a complex with four activity phases from the Iron Age to the post-medieval period. Two oval pits had regular, steep, fire-reddened sides that indicate burning in place.
Situated on top of a glacial ridge in undulating countryside. An archaeological complex discovered during soil stripping which consisted of four phases of activity dating from the Iron Age to the post-medieval period. One of the sites uncovered consisted of two burnt pits, oval in plan with regular steep fire-reddened sides, indicating in situ burning. (Murray 1999, Killoran 16, 150-51)
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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