What is recorded here

Excavation near Rathcormac and Fermoy revealed a narrow U-shaped cut holding light-brown sandy silt, charcoal flecks and angular stones. The work emerged during road construction in 2002 and 2003, while a single Middle Bronze Age potsherd suggested the hole belonged to an old human world now hidden beneath the bypass.

Discovered as a result of archaeological testing in 2002 and subsequently excavated in 2003 in advance of construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. Excavation revealed a curvilinear feature (0.47m x 6.51m; D 0.17m) with gradually sloping sides and a flat base forming a U-shaped profile. It contained a compact light-brown sandy silt with occasional flecks of charcoal and small angular stones. The fill yielded a single sherd of Middle Bronze Age pottery. (O'Neill 2006f, 57; O'Neill 2006d) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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