County: Cork Site name: Kilshanny 1
Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: E002430
Author: James Lyttleton, for Eachtra Archaeological Projects, Ballycurreen Industrial Estate, Kinsale Road, Cork.
Site type: Bronze Age house, structures, pits
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 583044m, N 612442m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.263420, -8.248383
At Kilshanny 1, a Bronze Age house, structures, pits and a number of post-medieval agricultural features were found during pre-construction testing in advance of the N8 Fermoy–Mitchelstown road scheme. The excavation, which commenced on 28 September 2006, is expected to conclude in early 2007. On conclusion, a more detailed summary account will be provided in Excavations 2007.
