Habitation site in Pilltown

Situated on level, low-lying land associated with the mud-flats of an inlet on the E side fo the estuary of the Blackwater river. Archaeological testing and excavation (05E0594) uncovered three areas of archaeological deposits suggestive of prehistoric activity. (Doolan and Tierney 2005; Tierney 2008l) Doolan, A. and Tierney, J. (2005) Archaeological test excavation report, Kinsalebeg, Piltown, Co. Waterford. Unpublished report. Authors. Tierney, J. (2008l) Kinsalebeg. Possible clay extraction pits. In Bennett (2008) Excavations 2005: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, P 364, No. 1498. Wordwell, Dublin.. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 07 October 2011