1988:66 - COOLNABOY, Wexford

This pit burial was exposed in section by joint forces of weathering and burrowing in the side of a small farm quarry. A spillage of white (cremated) bone was noticed first. Following a report from a local source, a two day rescue excavation was undertaken by the National Museum of Ireland. The pit, which measured 0.45m in depth and 0.5m in maximum width, contained a vase urn containing a cremation and a small fragment of a bronze pin(?). A highly decorated vase was placed mouth downwards on the base of the vase urn. Soil compression had caused extensive damage to the base and body of the vase.