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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in the flood plain of the canalised N-S Ballymoat Stream, c. 14m from its W bank. It was first identified by I. Russell in excavating the water mill (WA017-119----) c. 75m to the W, and completely excavated (E3827) by I. Russell in 2007 as Killoteran 11. Eight scattered areas of burnt stone in a black soil matrix (dims. c. 15m NW-SE; c. 10m NE-SW; max. T 0.25m) overlay a circular wattle-lined trough (diam. 1.52-1.78; D 0.55m) filled with loose silty clay and stones. There was a trackway (WA017-141002-) 4m NW of the trrough. The trough provided a C14 date of Cal BC 2180-2140. (Russell 2009b, 2010b; Ginn and Russell 2011)

Ginn, V. and I. Russell (2011) Killoteran 11, Co. Waterford. in J. Eogan and E. Shee-Twohig (2011) Cois tSiúire – nine thousand years of human activity in the lower Suir valley. Archaeological excavations on the N25 Waterford city bypass, vol. 2, 11-16. NRA road scheme: Monograph 8, Dublin
Russell, I. (2009b) N 25. Waterford bypass alternative route. Archaeological investigation. Contract 1. Final report on the archaeological excavation of Killoteran 11. Ministerial Direction E3827. Unpublished report. Archaeological Consultancy Services.
Russell, I. (2010b) Killoteran 11. Burnt spreads, trackway. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2007: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 316 No. 1824. Wordwell. Dublin.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 01 March 2012