Hearth in Moyvally, County Kildare

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In 2002, archaeological excavation (Licence No. 02E1088) was carried out on behalf of Westmeath County Council at Moyvalley 1, Co. Kildare, before the construction of the M4 Kinnegad-Enfield- Kilcock Motorway Scheme. One hearth and four oxidised features, possibly hearths, were excavated. The largest was an oval cut, measuring 1.5m east-west by 0.7m by 0.25m deep. Its sides were almost vertical, with a gradual break of slope at the base, leading to a generally flat base, which sloped from east to west. Both sides and base were noticeably oxidised. The fill was moderately compact, mid-brown, clayey silt. It contained only occasional stone (around 10% of the deposit; mostly sub-angular pebbles) and occasional to moderate amounts of charcoal (mostly flecking but with a number of larger pieces). No finds or faunal remains were recovered, but the charcoal returned a radiocarbon date of cal. 360 BC to AD 70. The remaining features survived only as oxidised patches of clay, without charcoal or cultural material, and were 0.2-0.5m in diameter. (www.excavations.ie) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD003-029

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