What is recorded here
Situated on the floodplain of the River Suir. A pit (diam. 0.7-0.75m; D 0.3m) filled with grey silty clay with some charcoal was excavated (03E0344) by Aidan O'Connell of Archaeological Consultancy Services at Knockhouse 4 in advance of the Waterford city by-pass. (O'Connell 2006b)
O'Connell, A. (2006b) Knockhouse Upper 4. Pit. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 506, No. 1909. Wordwell. Bray.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 26 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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