2006:193 - Moyle Big, Carlow

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Carlow Site name: Moyle Big

Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: E002596

Author: oanne Hughes, Headland Archaeology Ltd, Unit 1, Wallingstown Business Park, Little Island, Cork.

Site type: Two pits, furrows, linear feature

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 676557m, N 673134m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.803763, -6.864608

The site was excavated as part of the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford scheme: Kilcullen to Powerstown. Full resolution was conducted on this site between 4 and 7 April 2006. This revealed two charcoal-production pits, two post-holes associated with one of the charcoal pits, a burnt spread, a possible quenching pit, three cremation pits and several isolated stake-holes. A number of modern furrows, drains and ditches were also recorded.
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