2006:1975 - Ballyvadden, Waterford

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Waterford Site name: Ballyvadden

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 06E0400

Author: Joanna Wren, Headland Archaeology Ltd, Unit 1, Wallingstown Business Park, Little Island, Cork.

Site type: No archaeological significance

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 642903m, N 602456m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.172252, -7.372777

Excavation was conducted in advance of the East Waterford water pipeline construction from Ballyshonock reservoir to the River Mahon. Testing in 2006 under licence 06E0163 (see No. 2002 below) identified a burnt spread. Excavation revealed it to be an irregular darker turf deposit and not archaeological.