What is recorded here

Excavation, County Kerry, Ireland: foundation digging uncovered eight remains, seven post-medieval and one unknown charcoal-enriched pit beside a wall foundation. The pit may have held fire, refuse, ritual or memory, but its function remains unknown. A small scraper lay above it like a forgotten tool from a hand that no longer answers.

'Non-licensed monitoring of ground disturbance aspects associated with the development of the above site took place. The development site was inherited after the topsoil had been removed and the ground level was artificially raised and levelled. Eight potential archaeological remains were identified during the excavation of the foundations and subsequently excavated. Seven turned out to be post-medieval in nature. The remaining area (Area VI) contained the remains of a charcoal-enriched pit, truncated by a wall foundation. The function of the pit is unknown. A thumbnail scraper was also retrieved from the surface of Area VI' (Dennehy 2002, 148). Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008

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