County: Kilkenny Site name: Kilmacow Lower, Kilmacow
Sites and Monuments Record No.: KK043-016002- Licence number: 20E0233
Author: Linda Clarke, Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 656782m, N 617080m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.302434, -7.167436
A program of archaeological testing was carried out at Kilmacow Lower, Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny. A total of 5 test trenches were excavated, each trench measured 1.8m in width. In total 170m of linear trenches were excavated. In general, the trenches revealed a light brown sandy clay topsoil and sod (C2) at a depth of c. 0.28–0.4m, overlying a light yellow/orange sandy clay natural (C1). A series of post-medieval furrows (C3) were identified running east-west and north-north-west/south-south-east respectively. A modern stone-filled drain (C4) was identified at the northern end of Trench 5 running parallel to the field boundary. No other features or deposits were identified.
No features or deposits of archaeological significance were exposed or identified and no finds were recovered.
The work is now complete.
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