County: Wexford Site name: Killann
Sites and Monuments Record No.: WX018-012001, WX018-012003 Licence number: 21E0660
Author: Yvonne Whitty
Site type: Pit
Period/Dating: Medieval (AD 400-AD 1600)
ITM: E 684931m, N 642032m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.523028, -6.748459
An excavation took place in advance of the construction of a residential dwelling at Killann, Co. Wexford. The site is located approximately 100m northwest of the medieval parish church of Killann (WX018- 012001). This church site is surrounded by large sub-circular enclosure (WX018- 012003), which measures c. 120m in diameter
One feature of archaeological significance was identified, a shallow pit which contained Leinster Cooking Ware and a ceramic lamp. This feature was fully excavated, and test sections were excavated through furrows and a drain which were agricultural in origin and not of archaeological significance.
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