Charcoal-making site in Dunsinane

Identified in centre-line testing (E4110) in advance of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy road scheme and set aside for resolution as Dunsinane 5 (Hardy et al. 2010, 132-3). It is situated on a fairly level landscape and was completely excavated (E4196) by D. Gallagher when a rectangular, flat-bottomed and fire-reddened pit (dims 4.73m N-S; 0.76m E-W; D 0.18m) was recorded with a primary fill of charcoal. Two oval pits (dims 0.76m x 0.56m; D 0.34m: 0.64m x 0.44m; D 0.18m) were c. 7m to the WNW and c. 5m to the NW respectively, and a concentration of four post-holes were c. 3-5m to the SE. Charcoal from the pit produced a C14 date of Cal. AD 671-775. The unrelated pits and post-holes (WX025-061----) are c. 130m to the NNE and the equally unconnected fulacht fia (WX025-063----) is c. 140m to the S in Templescoby townland. (Hardy and McNamara 2012; Gallagher 2013) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 29 November, 2013