Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Metalworking site
Moyle Big, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moyle Big
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.80740, -6.85572
- SMR number
- CW007-116----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Excavated in advance of construction of the N9/N10 Kilcullen-Waterford Road (Excavation Licence number E2598). Evidence for small scale industrial activity was uncovered in the form of three hearts/ burnt spreads and two furnace pits containing slag. A calibrated radiocarbon date of 165 BC - 50 AD was obtained from charcoal analysis from one of the burnt spreads. Animal bone and a bone comb were recovered from a medieval pit. (Hughs 2009, 47; Doyle 2009)
References:
Hughs J. (2009) 'Moyle Big Medieval pit and possible metalworking activity' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 47 (195). Bray. Wordwell
Doyle T. 2009 N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Kilcullen to Powerstown. Archaeological Services Contract No. 4 - Resolution, Prumpelstown to Powerstown. Final Report on archaeological investigations at site E2598, in the townland of Moyle Big, Co. Carlow. Unpublished report, Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd., Cork
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 10 November 2010
Nearby in the register
- Cremation pitunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Cremated remainsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.