Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Excavation - miscellaneous
Farranastack, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farranastack
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.51209, -9.57483
- SMR number
- KE005-098----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A shallow sub-oval pit was excavated here in 2003 (Dowd 2005, area 2). Oak charcoal from the primary fill of the pit was dated to between AD 1020 and 1270. The pit contained six pieces of iron slag which appear to represent the residues of iron smelting. Analysis of the slag showed that it contained tap slag which is produced in a shaft furnace indicating that such a furnace was in use nearby.
Compiled by: Matt Kelleher
Date of upload: 26 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.