County: Tipperary Site name: 13LIS-050 Killoran, Moyne
Sites and Monuments Record No.: various Licence number: 13E0346
Author: Tim Coughlan
Site type: Hurdle track Class 3
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 622129m, N 666760m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.751440, -7.672210
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 comprised of a series of east-west longitudinal sails with rods interwoven transversely. There was only one surviving peg. Six brushwoods to the north-west edge, all with chisel ends, may have been excess or filling in a small pool area. This site was cut by machine during monitoring of the removal of peat.
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