Cremation pit in Moyle Big, County Carlow

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Excavated in advance of construction of the N9/N10 Kilcullen-Waterford Road (Excavation Licence number E2598 ('Monitoring area 7')). A pit (L 0.33m; Wth 0.31m; D 0.13m) containing a large quantity of charcoal and cremated bone and a single faience bead was uncovered. A calibrated radiocarbon date of 1767-1561 BC was obtained from the cremated bone. (Hughs 2009, 47; Doyle 2009) References: Hughs J. (2009) 'Moyle Big Medieval pit and possible metalworking activity' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 47 (195). Bray. Wordwell Doyle T. 2009 N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Kilcullen to Powerstown. Archaeological Services Contract No. 4 - Resolution, Prumpelstown to Powerstown. Final Report on archaeological investigations at site E2598, in the townland of Moyle Big, Co. Carlow. Unpublished report, Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd., Cork Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 10 November 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW007-145

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