Excavation - miscellaneous

The National Monuments Service's description

Identified by Avril Hayes during archaeological pre-development testing (Licence 00E0855) associated with the Limerick Southern Ring Road Project. A Corn Drying Kiln (LI013-217----) was located to E. Excavated under licence no. 00E0855 ext. by Avril Hayes (Hayes 2001), the results were summarised as following; ‘A number of other features were located to the south and west of the kiln. The first was a possible rectangular structure aligned north–south, evidenced by a linear arrangement of large post-holes running parallel to a possible slot-trench 4m to the west of the post-holes. The second feature was a large oval pit, 2m by 1.4m, located 2.5m west of the drying kiln. A small amount of iron slag was recovered from the bottom of the pit, which may suggest that it was a metalworking pit.’ (www.excavations.ie 2001; 595 & 796, Hayes 2001).

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date upload: 30 June 2020

References

Hayes, A. 2001 Archaeological Excavations at Rathbane South, Co. Limerick. Unpublished report (Licence No. 00E0855), submitted by Aegis Archaeology Ltd. on behalf of Limerick County Council to the National Monuments Service, Dúchas.

Hayes, A. 2003 Rathbane South. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2001: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 243. Bray. Wordwell.