County: Carlow Site name: BUSHERSTOWN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A021/021
Author: Caitriona Gleeson, Headland Archaeology Ltd.
Site type: Pit
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 677553m, N 675729m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.826935, -6.849213
This report deals with the results of testing of Area 2 of Archaeological Services Contract 3, N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Kilcullen to Powerstown. Area 2 ran from Russellstown to Moyle Big townlands. Fourteen areas of archaeological significance were identified (Sites 1–14: A021/016–29, see Nos 54, 70, 72–78 and 97–100, Excavations 2005). This site at Busherstown comprised a pit with evidence of in situ burning in the form of oxidised subsoil and charcoal. This was located within the centre-line trench of a field adjacent to an area of significant archaeological potential (see Nos 72–73, Excavations 2005, A021/022 and 023). The feature continued underneath the baulk of the trench and measured 1.4m in exposed length and 0.45m in width. The cut gently sloped to a concave base and the feature was filled by dark-brown silty clay with a lot of charcoal and small pebbles. The feature was 0.15m in depth at the baulk. No artefacts were excavated from within or around the pit.
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