Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Dromnea, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromnea
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.58901, -9.66691
- SMR number
- CO129-018----
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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
Horseshoe-shaped mound (10m NW-SE ; 6m NE-SW) of burnt material levelled during land reclamation and partially excavated by Cleary (1986, 49-54) in May-June 1984. Excavation was confined to N portion of mound and revealed stone-lined trough (2.15m NE-SW; 1.25m NW-SE ), trapezoidal in shape; hearth (max. dims. 2.2m NE-SW ; 1.6m NW-SE ) enclosed by stone built revetment. Possible revetment of mound to N. Sample of charcoal from hearth was radiocarbon dated to the Later Bronze Age (3090+_35 BP).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - belvedereunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.