County: Kildare Site name: KILGOWAN 1
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E004386
Author: Tim Coughlan
Site type: Burnt mound
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 683462m, N 704696m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.086330, -6.754111
Kilgowan 1 was discovered during testing undertaken by James Kyle (above, 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.
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