Burnt pit in Aghamore (rathcline By.)

An irregularly shaped pit (2.5m x 1.55m; D 0.13m) was discovered during monitoring, c. 200m N of Lanesborough, at the site of the ESB power station. It was subsequently excavated in 2003 and three layers of fill were identified. The uppermost fill contained charcoal-rich, silty clay in which a fragment of bone and a piece of burnt chert were found. Below this was a deposit of mottled, silty clay with charcoal flecks containing six sherds of pottery that are likely to be prehistoric in date. The base comprised a compact band of oxidised, heat-reddened clay (Powell 2003, 6–7). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 28 February 2012