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Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd (IAC), funded by the National Roads Authority (NRA) through Kilkenny County Council, undertook an excavation at the site of AR122, Jordanstown 3 along the proposed N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme, Phase 4 – Knocktopher to Powerstown (Figure 1). The following report describes the results of archaeological excavation at that site. The area was fully excavated by Przemyslaw Wierzbicki under Ministerial Direction A032 and Excavation Registration Number E3916 issued by the DOEHLG in consultation with the National Museum of Ireland for IAC. The fieldwork took place between the 10 and 18 December 2008. The excavation identified the remains of an early Bronze Age burnt mound. A small sub-oval trough was recorded that was probably originally lined, as evidenced from a series of small stakeholes around the perimeter of the base, although no lining survived in situ. Adjacent to the trough was a small pit and two considerably larger pit features which were connected by a shallow channel. It is thought that the larger pits may have had a function related to water management or storage. A very small burnt spread was identified and it is likely that the remainder of the burnt deposit was probably removed or disturbed in antiquity. A total of 2 samples were sent for AMS radiocarbon dating. The results of the analysis dated ash charcoal from the fill C11 of a trough C8. The 2 sigma calibrated date was 2457–2202BC (UBA 13119). The results of the analysis dated ash charcoal from the fill C27 of a pit C9. The 2 sigma calibrated date was 2401–2148BC (UBA 13120). There were no prior prehistoric monuments in the immediate area and as such the identification of the site could be viewed as unexpected. However the site is in a marginal and wet landscape, an area where bunt mound sites are typically found. The presence of other burnt mounds in the immediate area confirms that it is an area that was attractive for this type of activity throughout the Bronze Age. The site is important locally as it provides evidence for previously unknown occupation of this landscape in the early Bronze Age.