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Burnt mound

Dromavane, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt mound, Dromavane, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Dromavane
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.74804, -8.88781
SMR number
CO109-093----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on a NW-facing slope. A large spread of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was discovered during topsoil stripping in advance of the construction of the Ballincollig-Ballineen gas pipeline in 2000. The spread appears to have been dragged over the area by ploughing. A test-trench (Wth 1.2m; L 25m E-W) which was excavated across the spread showed it to be barely 0.05m in depth. The spread was limited to two patches along the length of the trench. A subcircular area (diam. 1.81m; D 0.4m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was also noted to the W of the test-trench. The excavator concluded, based on local information, that the main concentration of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil lies to the N of the pipeline corridor, outside the excavated area. (Tobin 2001; 2002g, 47)

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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