County: Kildare Site name: RUSSELLSTOWN (Site 8)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A021/013
Author: Brendon Wilkins, Headland Archaeology Ltd.
Site type: Pit
Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)
ITM: E 678283m, N 679008m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.856296, -6.837598
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, Excavations 2005, Nos 729–31, 733, 738–41 and 785–6).
A limited number of pits and post-holes were excavated and recorded at Site 8, Field 24, many of which indicated varying degrees of in situ burning. Flint debitage was also recovered from one of the features and could indicate a prehistoric character. Further excavation has been specified for the next phase of works.
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