2013:560 - BALLYNASLEE (2), Kilkenny
County: Kilkenny
Site name: BALLYNASLEE (2)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 13E0117
Author: Aidan O'Connell, Archer Heritage Planning
Author/Organisation Address: 8 Beat Centre, Stephenstown, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Site type: Pit
Period/Dating: Bronze Age (2200 BC-801 BC)
ITM: E 642617m, N 675048m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.824707, -7.367666
Ballynaslee 2 was identified during testing (12E0342, by James Eogan) of the proposed N77 Ballynaslee Road Realignment Scheme. The site comprised a single pit (1.84m x 1m x 0.2m) filled with burnt mound material. Environmental samples produced hazel, alder and pomaideae charcoal. A sample of charcoal (alder) returned a date of 2030-1780 BC (SUERC-49223, 3574± 30 BP), placing it in an Early Bronze Age context.