2025:194 - Ballinimlagh 2, Cork

Excavation at Ballinimlagh 2, as part of the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Project, Co.
Cork, revealed thirty-six cut features, including pits, post-holes, stake-holes, pits with charcoal-rich fills and kilns. Thirty-four of the features were in Area A. These included several pits of likely prehistoric date and kilns of likely early medieval or medieval date. The pits are tentatively dated on the basis of artefactual evidence that includes pottery and lithics. The kilns are tentatively dated in comparison with previously
excavated examples. The remainder of the features in Area A remain undated. The other two features were two undated pits in Area B. The features identified in Areas C and D during Stage (i and ii) were deemed non-archaeological. Several features within Areas A and B were also deemed non-archaeological.
A total of thirty-five artefacts including lithics, possible stone tools and post-medieval pottery were recovered during excavations and from subsequent sample processing. Archaeological materials in the form of charred plant remains (cereal grain, nutshell and charcoal, mostly oak) were also recovered.
Stage (iv) post-excavation analysis is still pending.

Area A- 571176, 566598, Area B- 571205, 566537, Area C- 571277, 566551, Area D- 571265, 566520 (cutting centroid).