House - indeterminate date

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated within an enclosure (KK035-048001-) visible on the 1st ed OS 6-inch map, dated to cal AD 1050-1217 and partially excavated in 2006 in advance of the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford road improvement scheme (Excavation licence no. E2513). A circular area (diam. 6m), identified following topsoil stripping during an archaeological assessment, defined by a slot-trench filled with charcoal, burnt clay and possible packing stones. The interior contained four possible post-holes and a central feature. A likely doorway was represented by a gap in the wall slot. Although portion of the enclosure was excavated in 2006 the house remained outside the limits of the excavation. (Channing 2009, 268, no. 1047; Channing and O’Neill 2010)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 15 October 2013

References

Channing, J. and O'Neill, G. 2010 N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Waterford to Knocktopher – Phase 2. Archaeological Resolution. Dunkitt to Sheepstown townlands, Co. Kilkenny. Final report. Ministerial Direction: A032/000 Registration No.: E2513 Sites 40, Knockmoylan Townland,Co Kilkenny. Unpublished excavation report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.

Channing, J. 2009 AR040, Kilkeasy. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 268, no. 1047. Bray. Wordwell.