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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated at the bottom of a steep E and NE-facing slope, and on the W bank of the N-S Mahon River with the stream immediately to the NE. This was first identified as a burnt spread by C. Moloney (2006) in testing (06E0163) on the line of a water pipe, and was completely excavated (05E1288) by L. Hackett (2009).
An oval deposit of broken and burnt stones (dims. c. 15m E-W; c. 6m N-S; max. T 0.15m) overlaid an oval pit (dims. 1.1m x 0.7m; D 0.2m) and a subcircular pit (dims. 1m x 0.8m; D 0.45m). The mound was bordered by a revetment (L 4.5m E-W) of stakes and cut timbers at S which probably retained the hillslope. The burnt mound was sited on a larger mound of organic peatly material (T 0.4m), including brushwood, cut timbers and bone fragments. A sample of alder charcoal from the oval pit produced a C14 date of cal. BC 941-828.

Compiled by: Michael Moore.

Date of upload/revision: 12th May, 2011.

References

Hackett, L. 2009 East Waterford mains supply, Contract 12. Final report on a burnt mound in the townland of Seafield, Co. Waterford. (05E1288) Unpublished report. DEHLG. Headland Archaeology.

Moloney, C. 2006 Report on archaeological testing and monitoring at Seafield, Bunmahon, Co. Waterford. Unpublished report. DEHLG (06E0163). Headland Archaeology.