County: Tipperary Site name: 13LIS-0019, Killoran, Moyne
Sites and Monuments Record No.: various Licence number: 13E0320
Author: Tim Coughlan
Site type: Peatland structure
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 622190m, N 666993m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.753540, -7.671290
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 possible platform orientated north-west/south-east. The mainly holly brushwood composition of the platform ranged in size from 10-41mm in diameter, and from 0.6-2m in length. Chisel-type worked ends on some elements were evident at the north-west end of the platform.
The site was located on raised bog of hummock and hollow system peats, with clumps of eriophorum evident.
This site was fully resolved and no further archaeological mitigation is required.
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