Excavation

Immediately N of an enclosure (RO022-170----) and discovered through archaeological excavation in conjunction with the ‘N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project’. Two roughly parallel ditches ran north–south, between 1.1m and 2.8m apart: The westernmost (L c.23m; Wth 1.3m; D 0.33m deep (Figure 18.1) had a gently sloped W-side, a steep E-side and a concave base and the fill included mid to dark-brown silty sandy clay and mid to dark-brown silty sand containing occasional charcoal flecks. The easternmost ditch (L c.22.5m; Wth 1m; D 0.22m) had gently sloping sides and a concave base and its single fill consisted of greyish brown silty clay containing occasional flecks of charcoal. A pit located 2.2m to the east of this ditch; oval (L1.55m; Wth 1.05m: D 0.26m) contained a single fill of mid to dark-greyish brown silty clay. A fragment of a rotary quern was recovered from the fill. The thin fragment (T 8cms) was of greyish white sandstone, circular in plan (diams. 0.4m; 0.36m) and concave in profile. The features were fully excavated and recorded. Also associated and excavated were a ring-ditch (RO022-170001-) and a series of pits (RO022-170002- and RO022-170003-). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 4 August 2023