County: Tipperary Site name: Site 1, Ballyard
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E003574
Author: Bruce Sutton, for Aegis Archaeology Ltd, 32 Nicolas Street, Kings Island, Limerick.
Site type: Pits
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 571279m, N 668307m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.765044, -8.425556
Four oval pits were identified during the monitoring of topsoil-stripping for Phase 2 of the N7 Nenagh to Limerick road project. These were situated on a rocky outcrop overlooking boggy ground. Excavations were carried out between 7 and 9 March. On excavation all contained large amounts of charcoal and showed evidence of in situ burning with heat-affected clay at their edges. One large piece of slag was recovered.
