County: Dublin Site name: College Business & Technology Park, Snugborough Road, Buzzardstown
Sites and Monuments Record No.: n/a Licence number: 14E0141 ext.
Author: Mark Moraghan
Site type: Isolated pit
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 707660m, N 741201m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.409940, -6.380690
An excavation was carried out in the townland of Buzzardstown in the College Business & Technology Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 in May 2014.
Two areas of archaeological potential were identified in earlier testing, carried out by Fintan Walsh (14E0141). These areas were excavated within the south-west corner of the development area. The three spreads recorded in Area 1 were identified as non-archaeological in origin.
A single pit was recorded in Area 2 which contained a small quantity of charcoal, seed and burnt bone. It was not possible to determine if the bone was animal or human due to the condition and size of the fragments. Analysis of the seed and charcoal indicated cereal-drying activity was ongoing in the vicinity however no in situ burning was recorded. The pit, which appeared to contain domestic refuse, has been dated to the early medieval period.
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