Enclosure

The National Monuments Service's description

On a relatively flat field adjacent to the River Nore and its floodplain to the E. Excavated in 2007/8 in advance of the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford road scheme (Licence no. E3730). A square ditched enclosure (42.8m by 42.3m) with rounded corners possibly with an internal bank evidenced by slipped bank material. The entrance (Wth 3.6m) was at NE. Pottery finds from the ditch indicate a medieval date. A possible structure consisting of two L-shaped features and a line of post-holes and two pits was located towards the centre. Other features include keyhole and figure-of-eight kilns cut into the enclosing ditch, pits, post-holes, linear ditches and hearths. The enclosure superimposed a prehistoric double penannular ring-ditch (KK024-126----). A human burial (orientated E-W; KK024-128----) was found just outside the SSE corner. (Whitty and Lynch 2009; Lynch 2010, 235, no. 885)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 12 November 2013

References

Whitty, J. and Lynch, P. 2009 N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme, Phase 4B – Rathclogh to Powerstown. E3730 Kilree 4. Preliminary report. Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.

Lynch, P. 2010 AR094, Bennetsbridge. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 235 no. 885. Bray. Wordwell.