House - Neolithic

The National Monuments Service's description

Excavated in advance of construction of the N9/N10 Kilcullen-Waterford Road (Excavation Licence number E2591, Site B, area 2, 'structure B'). Seventeen postholes formed an outer sub-circular structure with seven possible internal postholes, one stakehole, two areas of burning and one pit. In total twelve pottery sherds were recovered from this structure dating to the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. A radio carbon date of BC 3607-3522 was obtained from one of the internal postholes, which also contained three pottery sherds from a single vessel dating to the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age period. This structure was found immediately to the E of a possible Bronze Age House (see also CW007-137----). (Doyle T. 2009, 24-26)

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 09 June 2014

References

Hughes J. 2009 Rathcrogue Bronze Age settlement site. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 48-9 (201). 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 E2591, in the townland of Rathcrogue, Co. Carlow. Unpublished report, Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd., Cork