County: Kilkenny Site name: GRANNY AND AGLISH NORTH
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 99E0466
Author: Mary Henry
Site type: Burnt spread
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 656809m, N 615493m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.288169, -7.167307
Monitoring of topsoil-stripping was carried out as part of the Kilmacow Quarry Development and pursuant to planning permission. The monitoring commenced in late August 1999 and continued very occasionally throughout autumn 1999. Works ceased in winter 1999 and will resume in spring 2000.
Two areas that required monitoring measured 140m by 50m and 350m by 220m. Between 15% and 20% was monitored during 1999, with the remainder to be monitored in 2000. The nearest point in the larger area is 8m from the outer edges of the constraint area for an archaeological site (SMR 43:02301 and 43:02302-two fulachta fiadh).
A total of 0.6m of topsoil and the upper level of subsoil were removed. Other than the occasional stray finds, modern pottery (chinaware, porcelain and kitchen delph), modern glass and broken clay pipes, nothing of archaeological significance was found in the smaller of the two areas looked at. However, in the second, larger area, nearest the archaeological site, a spread of charcoal was found beneath the topsoil. It measured 0.6m by 0.4m and was 0.15m thick and 0.15m below ground level. It had no clear or defined shape. A small number of burnt stones were in the midst of the charcoal. The burning appeared to occur in situ. It was not possible to determine whether it could be associated with the fulacht fiadh, c. 200m away.
Work will resume in spring 2000.
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