Eachtra Archaeological Projects

Home > Articles > Prehistoric activity, including a Bronze age structure at Gortnahown, Co. Cork

Eachtra Journal

ISSN 2009-2237

Prehistoric activity, including a Bronze age structure at Gortnahown, Co. Cork

May, 2011 · Written by: Eachtra This entry is part 19 of 37 in the Issue 10

Archaeological Excavation Report

Prehistoric activity, including a Bronze age structure

The excavation of the site at Gortnahown 1 comprised two separate areas of excavation.
A group of over 30 pits, post-holes and stake-holes were excavated in Area 1. An Early Bronze Age and an Iron Age date were returned from pits in Area 1. At Area 2 there were 26 cut features, these included six slot trenches, five pits, eight stake-holes and four post-holes, which represented the truncated remains of a Bronze Age house. A saddle quern, a small quantity of charred animal bone and a token deposit of the cremated remains of a juvenile were recovered from the Bronze Age house.

Authors: Julianna O’Donoghue

Download the report