Habitation site

The National Monuments Service's description

Excavation in 2001 in advance of the construction of the N25 Youghal Bypass revealed an unenclosed area (10m x 10m) that contained a large number of pits, post-holes and stake-holes which, apart from one or two possible structures, were difficult to classify. These possible structures were constructed mainly of stakes that were replaced by a subsequent phase of construction comprising two other possible structures. Three external hearths were identified, along with a number of large refuse pits which produced coarseware pottery, whetstones, rubbing stones, fragments of saddle querns, burnt bone and burnt hazelnut shells. Many of the features in the area were covered by extensive spreads of charcoal-rich material that may have represented the destruction phase of one or both of the structures. Samples taken from three of the pits were radiocarbon dated to 1450-1190 cal. BC, 1450-1110 cal. BC, and 1210-920 cal. BC. A structure (CO067-090----) was situated c. 10m to the S. (Noonan 2001b; Kehoe and Noonan 2003, 30-31)

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

Date of upload: 22 December 2009