County: Kilkenny Site name: Rathduff Lower
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 08E0478
Author: Tim Coughlan, Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 120b Greenpark Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Site type: Kiln
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 642841m, N 750873m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.506102, -7.354182
Monitoring was carried out as part of the proposed N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Road Scheme – Waterford to Powerstown (land reclamation) (see No. 733 above, 08E0422). This was undertaken in a number of areas adjacent to the scheme and resulted in the discovery of an isolated feature at Rathduff Lower. The feature measured 2.8m by 1.54m and had a depth of 0.4m. It contained three fills and it is possible this represents a ‘keyhole’ kiln, due to its shape in plan and evidence of in situ burning. No finds were recovered during the excavation.
