County: Cork Site name: BALLINASPIG MORE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 01E0546
Author: Donald Murphy, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd.
Site type: Fulacht fia
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 563276m, N 569140m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.873240, -8.533307
Test-trenching was undertaken in advance of construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass. During this process an area of black, charcoal-stained clay, with substantial inclusions of heat-cracked stone fragments, was noted. The surrounding area was stripped of topsoil, hand-cleaned and the extent of the deposit established.
The deposit was irregular and separated into distinct parts. Overall maximum dimensions were 10m by 5m with a maximum depth of 0.4m. The irregularity of the deposit would suggest that it has been heavily truncated by ploughing. Excavation revealed that the spreads only survived in natural depressions within the prehistoric ground surface. No pits or associated features were discovered. The excavated deposits were poor in charcoal and no samples suitable for dating purposes were obtained.
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