County: Sligo Site name: Kingsbrook 3
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E004800; A071
Author: Bruce Sutton
Site type: Pits
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 572400m, N 817840m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.108886, -8.422066
Stage (iii) archaeological excavation was carried out at Kingsbrook 3 in advance of the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin Road Development, Co. Sligo. The site was discovered during Stage (i) archaeological testing and was assessed during Stage (ii) Pre-Excavation Services (Registration Number E4627).
The excavation at Kingsbrook 3 recorded the remains of two small pits.
The first measured 0.65m x 0.45m x 0.38m and it is unclear if it is archaeological in nature or is a naturally infilled stone socket or a partial rabbit burrow.
The second measured 0.8m x 0.55m x 0.5m and contained six separate fills. The material had distinct stratigraphy including two layers of charcoal. The lack of heat-affected subsoil surrounding the cut would suggest the charcoal was dumped from elsewhere. It is likely that the pit served as a waste pit for unknown activity outside the confines of Kingsbrook 3.
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