County: Clare Site name: Lismoher
Sites and Monuments Record No.: CL009-270--- Licence number: 22E0062
Author: Elaine Lynch
Site type: Hut site
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 521344m, N 695783m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.006973, -9.171993
A trench which measured 10m by 4m was excavated through the centre of RMP CL009-270---- Hut Site. A total of 11 archaeological layers were uncovered, which were associated with a circular stone structure and habitation layers within the interior of the site. Artefacts from the site consisted of four whetstones, a possible worked bone point/pin, a blue glass toggle/mount, a copper fragment, shale flakes, chert pieces and flakes and a range of iron finds consisting of a possible ring brooch, 3 possible pin fragments and 2 fragments of knives. A number of burnt and unburnt animal bone was found throughout the layers on the site. A small number of heat-shattered stones were also uncovered, along with some small samples of charcoal. It is possible the site represents light industrial and agricultural activity possibly dating to the early medieval period.
The excavation was funded by the Royal Irish Academy.
Glenard, Summerville Ave, S.C.Rd, Limerick
