2011:362 - KILGOWAN (1), Kildare
County: Kildare
Site name: KILGOWAN (1)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: E004386
Author: Tim Coughlan, Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd.
Site type: Burnt mound
Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)
ITM: E 683462m, N 704696m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.086330, -6.754111
Kilgowan 1 was discovered during testing undertaken by James Kyle (Excavations 2011, No. 359; E4373) within the footprint of the M9 Kilcullen Service Area in May and June 2011. The site was excavated, on behalf of the National Roads Authority, in July 2011.
Kilgowan 1 comprised a burnt mound made up of heat-shattered stone and charcoal-rich soil. The site was largely levelled through ploughing. The burnt mound measured 15.9m x 15.9m x 0.35m and sealed four earth-cut pits and two troughs.