What is recorded here
Excavated (03E0409) by Aidan O'Connell of Archaeological Consultancy Services in advance of the Waterford city by-pass. It is associated with fulacht fia (WA009-023----) and situated c. 1m SE of its rectangular trough, but at a slightly higher level. A cut (diam. c. 1m; D 0.2m) contained a charcoal mix and there are some associated stake-holes. (O'Connell 2006c)
O'Connell, A. (2006c) Woodstown 5. Burnt mound. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 517, No. 1949. Wordwell. Bray.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 26 August 2010
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