Excavation - miscellaneous

The National Monuments Service's description

On the W side of the Derrylackey River valley. Revealed during monitoring of proposed permanent spoil storage as part of the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford road scheme (Licence no. 07E1033). A sub-oval feature (2m x 2m) filled with dark-brown sandy clay with frequent inclusions of charcoal and sub-angular stones extending outside the limits of the investigation. The subsoil was oxidised against its NE and S edges. A black charcoal-rich deposit (0.7m x 0.4m) was located beside the SE area of oxidisation. As the feature was located at the very limit of the site it was deemed preferential to preserve it in situ rather than excavate it. (Grant 2007; Laidlaw 2010, 237, no. 896)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 13 November 2013

References

Grant, M. 2007 Proposed Spoil Storage Area outside roadtake. N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford scheme. Monitoring report. Crowbally townland. 07E1033. Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.

Laidlaw, G. 2010 Crowbally. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 237, no. 896. Bray. Wordwell.