County: Tipperary Site name: 13LIS-011, Killoran, Moyne
Sites and Monuments Record No.: various Licence number: 13E0184
Author: Tim Coughlan
Site type: Peatland stake row
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 622193m, N 666928m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.752950, -7.671250
Following an assessment of the proposed impact of an extension to the Tailings Management Facility (TMF) in Lisheen Mine, 16 archaeological sightings were recorded in June 2013 (see 13E059). A programme of excavation was carried out between July and September 2013 which resulted in the excavation of these 16 sites and a further 28 sites which were identified during the course of excavation.
The site consisted of a number of hazel stakes roughly delineating an area of pool peat. A possible hurdle panel consisting of interwoven sails and rods was also identified.
Preliminary dating of samples from stakes resulted in one date, 660 – 780 AD (BETA-345773).
This site was fully resolved and no further archaeological mitigation is required.
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