Hut site in Newtown (clanwilliam By., Kilmurry Ed)

Hut site excavated prior to the construction of the M7 National Road. An area initially identified in field 8 during archaeological test trenching carried out under licence no. 00E0853 in advance of the Limerick Southern Ring-Road Project (www.excavations.ie 2001:787, Hayes 2000). Located adjacent to an enclosure (LI006-092001-), hut site (LI006-092004-), cremation pit (LI006-092005-) and second enclosure (LI006-092006-). Described as Structure A the site was excavated by Frank Coyne under Licence No. 01E0214, the results were summarised as follows: ‘Two structures were excavated to the north of the cremation pits. Both were composed of a combination of post-holes and slot-trenches. The more coherent of the two, Structure A, was rectangular or U-shaped in plan and measured 8m north-east/south-west by 5m. A hearth-like feature was identified in the interior, while a pit, also in the interior, produced fragments of pottery believed to be Bronze Age coarse ware. A large number of stake-holes in the interior may be evidence of a movable screen (www.excavations.ie 2001:791, Coyne 2003, 242). Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 16 June 2020