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On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (License No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan and excavated (License No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’Callaghan later in 2003. In Area 2 (125m to N of Area 1), a number of features (F25-F56) were recovered and consisted of 90 circular pits (F25-F56) covering a roughly rectangular-shaped area (12m x 6m). There was no evidence for an enclosing element or superstructure recorded in this area. All but twelve pits contained fragments of cremated bone. One of the cremations was contained in a pot, which was block-lifted, however was in a poor state of preservation upon conservation and little of the pot survived. Nevertheless, a capstone which had helped to cover the pot had assisted in the preservation of the cremated remains contained within. Out of 90 pits excavated, 22 contained fragments of pottery and 6 had a substantial quantity of sherds. Preliminary identification by a prehistoric pottery specialist suggests a Late Bronze Age date (Helen Roche, pers. comm.) (ibid). See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020