Kiln in Adamstown (middlethird By., Kilmeadan Par.)

Situated on a SE-facing slope. Identified and excavated in archaeological monitoring (03E1064) of the re-alignment of a gas-pipeline (Dempsey 2006). A suboval pit (dims. 2.1m x 1.8m; D 0.65m) was lined with a fire-redenned oxidised clay and filled with layers of clay and some charcoal flecks. There were other pits and stakholes in the vicinity. Dempsey, J. (2006) Adamstown and Ballyduff East. Pits, kilns and furrows. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 492, No. 1853. Wordwell. Bray. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 January 2011