County: Cork Site name: Foaty
Sites and Monuments Record No.: CO074–130 Licence number: 09E522 ext.
Author: Sheila Lane, Lane Purcell Archaeology, Deanrock Business Park, Togher, Cork.
Site type: Possible cremation pits
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 579146m, N 571591m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.896086, -8.302995
An extension to this licence was granted to carry out monitoring of topsoil-stripping at a proposed car park to Fota House. Two possible cremation pits were identified during monitoring and were consequently excavated. The fill contained cremated bone, thought to be human, and charcoal.
