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The National Monuments Service's description

Identified as Site B during archaeological monitoring associated with the development of Limerick Racecourse (Licence No. 98E0252). Excavated under licence no. 98E0252 by Edmond O’Donovan when it was described as following; ‘Site B, Logavinshire townland, was identified during monitoring as a spread of charcoal and fire-reddened clay immediately under the topsoil on the slope of the south-western ridge. A cutting measuring 3.5m north-south by 2.4m was opened. Two larger areas measuring 10m x 10m were then opened on the site's southern and eastern sides to establish whether the feature extended beyond the cutting. This proved not to be the case. The excavation revealed an arc-shaped linear feature 2.95m long and 0.7m wide. The trench varied from 0.19m to 0.28m deep and was U-shaped in profile. It was filled with bands of compact, redeposited, burnt tan boulder clay and grey, charcoal-flecked clay. A dense oval deposit of charcoal measuring 0.26m east-west by 0.48m and 0.07m deep was present centrally in the feature. A bronze ring was retrieved from the loose residual topsoil over the surface of the feature. The ring was oval and was between 26mm and 28mm wide. It was solidly cast, with a facetted section measuring 30-40mm in diameter. The ring's original function and date are uncertain; however, it may have formed part of a brooch (where the pin is missing)’ (www.excavations.ie Site No. 402; O'Donovan 2000, 134).

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date upload: 11 August 2020

References

O’Donovan, E. 2002 Archaeological Monitoring and Excavation of Greenmount Racecourse, Limerick. Unpublished report (Licence No.98E0252), submitted by Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd. on behalf of Limerick Racetrack Company to Dúchas the Heritage Service.

O’Donovan, E. 2000 Greenmount and Logavinshire. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1998: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 134. Bray. Wordwell.