County: Kerry Site name: Gortcurreen 2
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E005079
Author: Tony Bartlett
Site type: Hearth
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 496706m, N 633380m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.442119, -9.519362
Stage (iii) Excavation was carried out on 24 and 25 June 2019 at the site of Gortcurreen 2 in advance of construction of the N69 Listowel Bypass Scheme, Co. Kerry. The work was carried out under Ministerial Direction number A076 and Registration numbers E005079 (Excavation) and R000507 (Metal Detection), on behalf of Kerry County Council. The site was discovered in the north-west of the scheme in the townland of Gortcurreen during advance Stage (i) Test Excavations undertaken in 2018 by AMS.
The site comprised a single hearth consisting of an irregular-shaped area of oxidised natural subsoil that measured 0.85m by 0.7m. A thin layer of charcoal with occasional burnt bone, 0.02m in depth, overlay the subsoil.
Post-excavation analysis is ongoing and it is hoped that specialist reports, including radiocarbon dating, will further enhance our understanding of the site.
Archaeological Management Solutions Ltd., Unit 1, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush, Co. Clare.
