What is recorded here
One chamber burned hot while the other chamber waited in darkness. The furnace and passages stood together beneath Rampark, building a small address where heat, tilt and distance could be measured. Maybe a family lived above them, judging when the air became sweet or when the floor stopped shaking. They may have carried water, moved stone or watched the marks on the wall until the house answered their questions.
Discovered during the construction works associated with a new dwelling (Excavation Licence No. 04E1559). Found alongside an Early Christian burial ground (LH008-121----), two Man-made underground passages (LH008-123---- and LH008-124----), a kiln (LH008-123----) and a number of pits. (Campbell 2007, 268-9)
Reference:
Campbell K. 2007 Rampark Early Christian cemetery, Man-made underground passages; Bronze Age cremations. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 268-9 (No. 1122). Bray. Wordwell
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 13 March 2012
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- Recorded monument
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