What is recorded here

Melted metal, charcoal and broken bone still lie east of ordinary field drains, marking a busy early medieval home rather than a empty rural margin. The road widened above that memory, yet the pit kept a lignite bracelet and the soil kept the heat of human hands. Blackchurch may have been a small workshop where life sparkled before it disappeared under wheels and rain.

Archaeological testing (Delaney 2006 Excavation Licence No. 03E1607) was undertaken at ‘Site 48’ prior to the N7 Naas Road Widening and Interchanges Scheme revealed a number of relict field drains, possible boundaries and cultivation furrows. To the east of the tested area there appears to be a concentration of potential archaeological features, including possible floor surfaces, ditches/gullies and pits. Burnt and unburnt bone, slag and evidence for metalworking and concentrations of charcoal have been recorded from the area and a fragment of lignite bracelet was also retrieved from a pit here. It is suggested that the site may be of early medieval date. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 17 January 2013

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