County: Kilkenny Site name: Site 17-1, 2, 3 Castlebanny
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 13E0122
Author: Patrick Walsh
Site type: Burnt stone spread
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 655066m, N 632593m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.442038, -7.190040
Site 17-1, 2, 3 Castlebanny (255128 132545 to 255304 132087) was discovered during monitoring of topsoil stripping for the Bord Gáis Networks Gas to Great Island scheme (12E0356).
Three areas were investigated. Areas 17-1 and 17-3 proved to be non-archaeological but Area 17-2 contained a burnt stone spread. The spread, which continues outside the pipe corridor to the north, measured at least 6.9m by 3.6m and had a maximum thickness of 0.34m. An adjacent charcoal-filled pit was also identified. The site was badly disturbed by a commercial tree plantation and it was not possible to obtain a secure dating sample so the activity remains undated.
TVAS (IRELAND) LTD. AHISH, BALLINRUAN, CRUSHEEN, CO. CLARE.
