Pit-burial in Killydonoghoe — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Killydonoghoe held one adult inside a large inverted urn on a south-facing slope, joined by a smaller decorated vase and two flint pieces. Farms later cut through the burial, proving that human memory and soil both give way when forgotten. A similar pit and possible Bronze Age house sit nearby, suggesting this was a lived landscape rather than a random deposit.

On a S-facing slope in undulating hilly terrain. A pit-burial burial was uncovered during archaeological monitoring on the N8 Glanmire-Watergrasshill Bypass. The burial had been heavily truncated as a result of agricultural activity. It was contained within a large inverted urn and was apparently accompanied by a smaller, finely decorated vase. Two pieces of flint were found within the burial deposit. Analysis of the bones found that they represented the remains of one adult. A similar burial (CO064-168----) is located 260m to the N and a possible Bronze Age house (CO064-167----) is located 210m to the N. (Sherlock 2003b, 45; 2005b, 51, 59) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Pit-burial in Killydonoghoe is a prehistoric pit burial, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its discovery provides insight into early funerary practices in the region.

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