Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Pit
Bay, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bay
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.42689, -6.35857
- SMR number
- DU013-046002-
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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
The site was subject to geophysical survey (08R017) and excavation (Licence no. E3919) in advance of the construction of the Tyrrelstown to N2 Link Road. This monument consisted of a rectangular pit (1.94m x 0.95m) containing occasional charcoal identified as alder, ash, hazel and wild cherry. Charred oat grains were abundant and had been processed prior to deposition in the pit. Burnt animal bone was also recovered indicating domestic use. The pit was radiocarbon dated to AD 660-780 (O’Hara R. 2008, 4).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 6 February 2015
References
O'Hara, R. 2008 Archaeological excavation, Tyrrelstown to N2 (Cherryhound Exchange) Link Road, Bay 2 (Licence no. E3918). Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Cremation pitunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.