2020:629 - FRESHFORD, Kilkenny
County: Kilkenny
Site name: FRESHFORD
Sites and Monuments Record No.: KK013-026
Licence number: 20E0220
Author: Mary Henry
Author/Organisation Address: 17 Staunton Row, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Site type: Burnt spread
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 640969m, N 663963m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.725211, -7.393503
As part of Further Information for planning permission to build a dwelling house, driveway and associated site works at Freshford, Co. Kilkenny it was required that a programme of archaeological testing be undertaken. Located on the opposite side of the public road to the pasture field where the house will be sited is a motte (KK013-026).
A total of five test trenches were opened. The nearest trench to the monument was located 60m to its west. Other than a small spread of burning within test trench No. 3, all trenches were featureless. The isolated patch of burning may have been associated with in situ burning of previous tillage farming.