County: Waterford Site name: Whitestown
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 06E0278
Author: Tom Janes, Headland Archaeology Ltd, Unit 1, Wallingstown Business Park, Little Island, Cork.
Site type: Burnt spread
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 642629m, N 605581m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.200364, -7.376389
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 above) identified a burnt spread. Excavation revealed there were two spreads filling natural depressions; the first was 1.2m by 1m width and 0.14m depth and the second was 1.1m by 0.5m width and 0.15m depth. The nature of these spreads suggests they may have been debris from a larger burnt mound in the vicinity, possibly beyond the limit of excavation.
