County: Kildare Site name: SITE 5, BURTONHALL DEMESNE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A021/010
Author: Brendon Wilkins, Headland Archaeology Ltd, Unit 4b, Europa Enterprise Park, Midleton, Co. Cork.
Site type: Prehistoric pit, post-medieval field boundary
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 678293m, N 680298m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.867884, -6.837140
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).
Post-medieval field boundaries and drainage ditches were identified in Field 18, in addition to an isolated prehistoric pit. A fine example of a saddle quern had been incorporated into a post-medieval culvert and utilised as a capping stone. Other evidence for prehistoric activity included flint artefacts recovered from a large pit.
