Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Castletownsend, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletownsend
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.52991, -9.17423
- SMR number
- CO142-122----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Discovered as a result of archaeological testing under licence 19E0184 in advance of a proposed sewerage scheme and waste water treatment plant construction at Castletownshend. Adjacent the northern boundary of the Church of St Barrahane and associated graveyard, (CO142-079002-) prehistoric archaeology was exposed in the form of a well preserved burnt mound. It was just below the topsoil and its characteristic mound is still visible in the landscape. The burnt mound measures 23m x 13m and a test pit excavated through the mound indicates that it has a depth of 0.50m. The burnt mound was visible as a deposit of black silty sand which had frequent inclusions of heat affected sandstone fragments.
Compiled by: Yvonne Whitty
Date of upload/revision: 10 March 2022
Nearby in the register
- Designed landscape - belvedereunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.