Why this matters
A pit-burial containing a cordoned urn, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age; wider significance not recorded.
What is recorded here
Situated c. 150m N of highest tidal reaches of Ballynacorra river; Midelton to NE. Cordoned urn found during drainage work; grave destroyed before investigation could take place (Doody 1986, Cork no. 43).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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