Pit in Rincullia, County Limerick

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What is recorded here

Pits excavated by Emer Dennehy (02E0670) and described as 'a complex of six roasting pits excavated into the underlying gravel. The pits were subcircular, averaging 1.5m north-south by 1.2m, with an average depth of 0.4m. The roasting pits would not have retained water and were filled with burnt sandstone and limestone in a charcoal-enriched matrix.' This description is posted on the web at the following internet address (accessed 2 August 2012): http://www.excavations.ie/ Compiled by: Denis Power Date of Upload: 2 August 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI010-141002

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