County: Kerry Site name: KNOCKAWADDRA WEST 2
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E004292
Author: Tony Bartlett
Site type: Pit
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 484104m, N 61621m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.285402, -9.698717
Excavations were undertaken at Knockawaddra West 2 on behalf of Kerry County Council as part of Stage (iii) of the Archaeological Services Contract prior to the commencement of construction of the N22 Tralee Bypass/Tralee to Bealagrellagh, which extends from Lissatanvally townland to Flemby townland.
A total area of 396m² was exposed in two separate areas (Areas A and B), revealing one phase of activity. No features of archaeological significance were identified in Area A, the northernmost area of the site. Area B, approximately 21m to the south of Area A, contained a possible refuse pit.
The waste pit was suboval, measuring 3.14m in length, 2.3m in width and 1.65m in depth. The basal fill comprised dark brown sandy clay, which contained occasional charcoal and burnt bone; a piece of flint debitage and five pieces of ferrous slag were also recovered from this fill. Overlying this were five other fills, from which came a glass bead and other metal-working debris.
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