County: Tipperary Site name: MOANBEG
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 21:41, 21:43 Licence number: 02E1204
Author: Niall Gregory, ADS Ltd.
Site type: Hearth
Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)
ITM: E 587273m, N 677959m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.852405, -8.188952
The site was discovered during monitoring of topsoil-stripping associated with the Nenagh Main Drainage and Sewerage Scheme and was excavated from 4 to 6 August 2002. It consisted of two contexts of burnt and charcoal-rich soil consistent with a hearth and measured 0.85m2. On excavation, it was found to be up to 0.35m deep. No artefacts were recovered.
Windsor House, 11 Fairview Strand, Fairview, Dublin 3
