County: Cork Site name: Gortore 1b
Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: E002410
Author: Julianna O’Donoghue, Eachtra Archaeological Projects, Ballycurreen Industrial Estate, Kinsale Road, Cork.
Site type: Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age activity
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 581711m, N 601654m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.166412, -8.267339
At Gortore 1b, a series of fifteen pits, a possible structure, two linear features, a post-hole and a possible pit were found during pre-construction testing in advance of the N8 Fermoy–Mitchelstown road scheme. The excavation, which commenced on 18 September 2006, is expected to conclude in early 2007. On conclusion, a more detailed summary account will be provided in Excavations 2007.
