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Pit-burial in Monamintra

Pit-burial
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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 discovered in a test excavation (07E0347) by O. Scully (2007d) and consists of a Collared Urn in a stone-lined pit (diam. of top 0.55m; D c. 0.5m). Two pit burials (WA018-084002- and WA018-084003-) are immediately adjacent. Scully, O. (2007d) R708 Airport road Realignment, Phase 3, Co. Waterford. Report on archaeological test excavations in advance of construction at three location along the route of the Airport Road Realignment. Licence: 07E0347. Unpublished report. DEHLG. Author. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 February 2011

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