JOHNSTOWN 2
| Site Name/ Townland | Description | Basic Interpretation | Provisional dating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown 2 | Possible bowl furnace and spreads of burning | Industrial activity. | Possible Prehistoric |
Preliminary Results of Excavation
Archaeological excavation at Johnstown 2 was undertaken by ACS Ltd from February to April 2006. Post-excavation analysis is ongoing.
The archaeological activity at Johnstown 2 consists of three discrete areas. The first of these areas was located in the northwestern area of the excavation cutting next to an east-west running field boundary. Two circular bowl furnaces, located 2.5m apart, were excavated here. Both showed evidence of in-situ burning at the base and pieces of possible slag and bog iron were found during the testing and excavation in the westernmost pit. This may indicate that this pit served as a roasting pit for iron production. The only finds from the second bowl furnace were a few pieces of burnt bone.
An isolated pit was found c. 20m to the southeast of the bowl furnaces. Due to the lack of diagnostic finds its date and use remain so far unclear. A large roughly keyhole-shaped kiln is located c. 55m to the south of the feature described above. The kiln measures 2.5m by 2m with a narrow flue in the west and the fire bowl in the east. The flue shows heavy oxidization and three pieces of worked flint have so far been recovered. Approximately 5m to the west of this kiln a cluster of stake- and post-holes were discovered. The presence of worked flint points to a prehistoric date for this feature.
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Final Report
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| Final Report of Johnstown 2 | 1.53MB |
