County: Kildare Site name: SITE 7, BURTONHALL DEMESNE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A021/012
Author: Brendon Wilkins, Headland Archaeology Ltd, Unit 4b, Europa Enterprise Park, Midleton, Co. Cork.
Site type: Prehistoric pits
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 677341m, N 680115m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.866378, -6.851317
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).
Three small pits were excavated near to each other and chipped stone artefacts were recovered. Prehistoric activity was indicated in the immediate vicinity and the site warranted full excavation.
