County: Kildare Site name: BALLYBURN LOWER (Site 2)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A021/007
Author: Brendon Wilkins, Headland Archaeology Ltd.
Site type: Fulacht fia
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 677543m, N 681817m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.881648, -6.847913
This site was identified during testing of Area 1 of Archaeological Services Contract 3, N9/N10 Kilcullen–Waterford scheme: Kilcullen to Powerstown (A021/001). Area 1 ran from Prumplestown Lower to Russellstown townlands. Test-trenches totalling c. 19,000 linear metres were excavated within Area 1 and nine areas of archaeological significance were identified (Sites 1–10; A021/006–015, this volume, Nos 729–31, 733, 738–41 and 785–6).
A single spread of burnt-mound material measuring 9m in length, 6.5m in width and 0.15m deep was located within Trenches 3 and 5. Two grey circular pits were located within Trench 5, north of the fulacht fiadh, adjacent to this burnt mound. One was circular in plan and measured 1.15m in diameter and 0.62m in depth. It had an irregular break of slope and a concave base. A further pit was identified adjacent to the east but was not investigated.
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