County: Roscommon Site name: Kilvoy 3
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E5293
Author: Clare Mullins on belalf of Archaeological Management Solutions (AMS)
Site type: Burnt spread
Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)
ITM: E 579615m, N 787523m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.836798, -8.309708
Kilvoy 3 was excavated in advance of construction of the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project in County Roscommon by Archaeological Management Solutions (AMS) for Roscommon County Council (RCC) and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). The site consisted of a burnt spread located in rough pasture. It was identified during Stage (i)c Testing in Wetland/Scrub, carried out by AMS under Ministerial Direction (Direction No. A077, Registration No. E5070; Hardy 2021).
The on-site works of the Stage (iii) Excavation Services at Kilvoy 3 were undertaken on 16 November 2020. The burnt spread consisted of a layer of moderately compact charcoal-rich silty clay and frequent heat-shattered stone. It was subcircular in plan, covering an area 3.5m north to south by 4m with a maximum depth of 0.07m. No artefacts were found during the investigation and a bulk soil sample retrieved from the burnt spread was deemed unsuitable for environmental analysis or radiocarbon dating.
Reference
Hardy, C. 2021. N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project Stage (i)a, (i)b, (i)c Test Excavation, Stage (i)m Testing in Felled Forestry and Stage (i)f Townland Boundary Survey. Ministerial Direction No. A077, Registration No. E5070. Unpublished AMS report for TII and RCC.
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