County: Kerry Site name: BALLINORIG WEST 1
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E004307
Author: James Hession
Site type: Bronze Age fulacht fiadh
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 486470m, N 615033m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.275250, -9.663650
Excavations at Ballinorig West 1 were undertaken 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.
Excavation revealed three burnt mounds and a burnt spread. In addition to this, a further twenty features were found under or associated with the burnt mounds and burnt spread. They consisted of thirteen pits, three troughs and a scarped rectangular cutting. The three remaining features were stake-holes. One of the troughs was lined with a mixture of wooden planks and stone slabs.
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