Road - road/trackway

The National Monuments Service's description

On a slight E-facing slope in pasture. Excavated in 2007 in advance of the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford road scheme (Licence no. E3627). A metalled path (L 60m; max. Wth 3.8m; D 0.1m; orientated E-W) constructed of small angular an subangular stones densely packed in one layer. A U-shaped linear ditch ran parallel to it to the N. A sample from the ditch returned a radiocarbon date of cal AD 780-971 (UBA 10985). A small number of pits and possible post-holes were associated with the path. The path extended beyond the limits of the excavation to the E and W and may be associated with routeways between the ecclesiastical complexes of Kilree, Sheepstown and Knocktopher. (Walsh 2010, 234, no. 882; Walsh and Coughlan 2013)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 11 November 2013

References

Walsh, F. and Coughlan, T. 2013 N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme, Phase 4 – Knocktopher to Powerstown. E3627 Baysrath 2. Final report. Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.

Walsh, F. 2010 AR055, Baysrath. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 234, no. 882. Bray. Wordwell.