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1993:220 - WILLIAMSTOWN, Waterford

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Waterford

Site name: WILLIAMSTOWN

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A

Licence number: 93E0148

Author: Orla Scully

Author/Organisation Address: 1 Strand St., Tramore, Co. Waterford

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 660637m, N 612052m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.256841, -7.111820

Engineering staff noticed an unusual earthen feature whilst surveying a farm to be utilised as a municipal golf course. The feature constituted two arcs of raised earthen bank which could possible be the remains of a ringfort – though not noted on the SMR. To investigate this possibility, a strip trench measuring 47m was mechanically dug across the feature. No cut for an associated ditch existed and no disturbance of the natural A and B soil horizons was evident. It was concluded that the feature was natural and had built up around a natural rain catchment area of the field.


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