What is recorded here

Excavated by Brian Halpin (02E0741) when 'topsoil-stripping on Bord Gáis Éireann's Pipeline to the West uncovered a burnt spread in Baunreagh townland, Co. Limerick (BGE 3/51/1). The spread measured 5.2m north-west/south-east along the limit of excavation. It is estimated that it had a possible extent of 1.6m north-south. It was composed of a very thin deposit of charcoal-rich material and heat-shattered stones. The site was cleaned to reveal an irregular spread lying on a grey/white silty clay. Pipe-laying works disturbed large sections of the spread, with two large digger buckets of material being scooped out of the centre. Investigations at the site did not reveal any troughs or features associated with the burnt spread.' This description is posted on the web at the following internet address (accessed 3 August 2012): http://www.excavations.ie/ Compiled by: Denis Power Date of Upload: 8 August 2012

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