County: Waterford Site name: GRACEDIEU: Bowes Head, Gibbet Hill
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 05E0421
Author: Caitríona Gleeson, Headland Archaeology Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellanous
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 658837m, N 613252m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.267819, -7.137967
Testing of a proposed development site at Bowes Head, Gibbett Hill, Gracedieu, Waterford, was undertaken. A standing stone, SMR 9:15, has been recorded in a field adjacent to the site. It was noted prior to the excavation of test-trenches that the sharply sloping character of the topography in the area would significantly reduce the potential for archaeology. The site consisted of four fields, which are located on east- and north-facing slopes overlooking the River Suir. Eighteen test-trenches were excavated and a small number of features of unclear archaeological significance were identified. The scope of the testing was limited by the presence of power lines that traversed part of the site.
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