Habitation site in Knockhouse Lower

First identified in testing (03E1975) by Melanie McQuade of Margaret Gowan and Co. in advance of a new road at the NW edge of Waterford city (McQuade 2006a), and subsequently fully excavated (03E1879) by the same excavator. A small deposit (diam. 1.2m; max. T 0.12m) and shallow pit (dims. 0.9m x 0.5m; max. D 0.12m) contained carinated Neolithic pottery. Other post-holes in the vicinity may be contemporary, but not the hut-site (WA009-028----) which is just 1m NE of the deposit. Enclosure (WA009-031----) is c. 100m to the NE. (McQuade, 2006b) McQuade, M. (2006a) Knockhouse Lower/Carrickpherish/Bawndaw. Potential hearth and pit. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 503, No. 1900. Wordwell. Bray. McQuade, M. (2006b) Knockhouse Lower. Hut, hearth and series of pits. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 504-05, No.1905. Wordwell. Bray. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 August 2010