What is recorded here

Excavation is an excavation, miscellaneous in Gortanure, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a rise on a gentle north-facing slope. Testing in 2006 recovered a charcoal pit 35 metres from the rath, and carbon dating placed that charcoal between AD 1310 and AD 1440.

On a rise on a gentle N-facing slope. Archaeological testing (E3354) during 2006 c. 35m outside the perimeter of rath (RO008C004001-) at SW produced portion of a pit with charcoal and an oxidised base (dims 1.72m E-W; 1.2m N-S; D 0.35m). Charcoal from the pit produced C14 dates of AD 1310-1440. (Kerrigan 2009c; Kerrigan and Gillespie 2010b, 347) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26th September 2011

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