County: Kildare Site name: HEWLETT PACKARD, Parsonstown, Rinawade Upper and Lower, Leixlip
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 95E0264
Author: Colin D. Gracie, for Project Director Valerie J. Keeley Ltd.
Site type: Fulacht fiadh
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 698829m, N 734326m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.349913, -6.515605
During the monitoring operation begun in November 1995, a spread of charcoal-rich material was discovered. It was approx. 20m in diameter and contained numerous burnt stones and charcoal fragments. It appeared to overlie a layer of white marl formed by an ancient turlough.
Excavation revealed four pits, each about 1.5m in diameter and 0.5m deep. These were filled with the same charcoal-rich material. During excavation, rainwater filled two of these pits and, owing to their clay edges, did not drain away. This may explain why no evidence of a stone- or wood-lined trough was found. However, no hearth was found, nor were any datable artefacts.
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