Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Prehistoric site - lithic scatter
Creadan, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creadan
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.17993, -6.95438
- SMR number
- WA027-096----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A prehistoric lithic scatter was identified on Creadan Head by Noel McDonagh. Following this, within an area c. 20m x 10m and within 15m of the cliff face, an excavation (licence no. 2016:790) was undertaken by Professor Peter Woodman in 2016 (Kiely 2016; Kiely 2020 unpublished report). The excavation, consisting of six test pits, revealed an assemblage of lithics which would appear to date from the early/early-middle Mesolithic period (c. 10,000 - 8,500 BP) (ibid.).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 January 2021
References
Kiely, J. 2016 Credan Head, Creadan, Waterford (licence no. 16E0536). In excavations.ie: database of Irish excavation reports, 2016:790; https://excavations.ie/report/2016/Waterford/0029014/
Kiely, J. 2020 Archaeological report 16E0536: excavation of test pits on Creadan Head, Co. Waterford by P.C. Woodman. Unpublished report. Eachtra Archaeological Projects Ltd.
Nearby in the register
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- Middenunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.