Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Metalworking site
Inishcaltra Or Holy Island, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishcaltra Or Holy Island
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.91510, -8.44880
- SMR number
- CL029-009141-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated c. 35m SW of the round tower (CL029-009010-) on Inis Cealtra and in the vicinity of two bullaun stones (CL029-009028- and CL029-009029-). A quantity of cupric slag and a number of pits, filled with stones at surface level were excavated here in 1977-9 by de Paor (2013, 42-3). The soil underneath both bullauns contained some slag and bones and was flecked with charcoal. A pit close to the bullauns provided a date of Cal AD 727-886 (UBA-30141) (Seaver and O'Sullivan 2015, 11-13).
Revised by: Mary Tunney
Date of revision: 18 July 2016
References
de Paor †, L. 2013 Inis Cealtra: Archaeological investigations of the monuments on the island. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 53, 27-78.
Seaver, M. and O'Sullivan, A. 2015 Report on the Iniscealtra post excavation project for the Royal Irish Academy 2015. Excavation no. E180. Early Medieval Archaeology Project, School of Archaeology, University College Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.