County: Waterford Site name: Bawnfune 6
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A037; E3442
Author: Robert O’Hara, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd, Unit 21, Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
Site type: Possible burnt-mound activity
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 655171m, N 609923m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.238277, -7.192219
This site was excavated as part of the pre-construction archaeological mitigation of the N25 Waterford bypass, alternative route. Bawnfune 6 consisted of a shallow, disturbed spread of burnt stone and charcoal (5m by 4m by 0.05m), associated with a large pit (2m by 0.6m min. by 0.68m) that extended beyond the road-take, three smaller pits and six shallow stake-holes. Post-excavation is still ongoing and radiocarbon dates were not available at the time of submission. A Bronze Age date is expected.
