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Burnt pit in Killoran (moyne Par.)

Burnt pit
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Situated on a sandy glacial knoll with nearby Killoran house to the W. A burnt pit cutting on earlier linear field ditch was discovered during soil stripping for a sand and gravel quarry. The site consists of an oblong pit (dims. L 2.5m; Wth 1.3m; D 0.3m) the base of which contained charred timbers and charcoal. The N face of the pit was fire reddened indicating in situ burning. The pit contained a fill of small and medium sized limestone boulders within a matrix of silty clay and charcoal. Two fragments of coarse wheel-turned pottery and a small iron object were recovered from this fill. (Stevens 1999, 146-7). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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