What is recorded here

Pit-burial in Monamintra is a pit-burial in Monamintra, County Waterford, Ireland. It lies at the east edge of a ditch-barrow in a low col where hill summits rise about 570 metres to the north-northwest and about 630 metres to the east. The burial contains a miniature collared urn set in a stone-lined pit 0.25 metres across and 0.2 metres deep, with two further pit burials immediately adjacent.

Situated at the E edge of ditch-barrow (WA018-084----), which is in a low col with the summits of hills rising c. 570m to the NNW and c. 630m to the E. A pit-burial was recorded during the complete excavation (07E0347) of the barrow by J. D. Lalonde (2008) and consists of a miniature Collared Urn in a stone-lined pit (diam. 0.25m; D 0.2m). Two further pit burials (WA018-084001- and WA018-084002-) are immediately adjacent. Lalonde, D. J. (2008) R708 Airport road realignment scheme Phase 3. Archaeological excavation at Monamintra 2, Co. Waterford. Preliminary report. (Unpublished report DEHLG) Daniel Noonan Archaeological Consultancy. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 February 2011

Pit-burial in Monamintra is a prehistoric interment, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its location within a ditch-barrow suggests it is part of a broader funerary and ritual landscape associated with early farming communities in the region.

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