Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Metalworking site
Baysrath (kells By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baysrath (kells By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.48803, -7.24066
- SMR number
- KK031-087----
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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
On a S-facing slope in pasture. Excavated in 2006-7 in advance of the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Road Improvement Scheme. Excavation licence no. 2517, AR053 Area B. Evidence for ferrous metalworking was located SE of an Iron Age palisaded enclosure (KK031-076----) and consisted of three clusters of furnaces with associated pits, and two isolated bowl type furnaces. In addition to this, a number of stake-holes, post-holes and scattered pits were excavated in the immediate vicinity. A clear pattern was displayed by all bowl furnaces. They presented a circular shape in plan and contained large quantities of iron slag, charcoal and oxidised clay. Specialist analysis of the metallurgical remains indicated that iron smelting was conducted and that there is evidence for iron smithing. Three radiocarbon dates were obtained ranging from 352-295 BC (UB 10695) to 42 BC – AD 62 (UB 10693). (Channing 2009, 255-6, no. 1003; 2010a, 234, no. 881; 2010b)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 25 September 2013
References
Channing, J. 2010b N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford: Waterford to Powerstown – Phase 2 Archaeological resolution, Final Report, 3 vols. A032, E2517, Site AR53/54, Baysrath, Co Kilkenny. Unpublished excavation report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
Channing 2010a Baysrath. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 234, no. 881. Bray. Wordwell.
Channing, J. 2009 AR053/54, Baysrath. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 255-6, no. 1003. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Kilnunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- House - Iron Ageunder 1 mi
- Flat cemeteryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.