Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hearth
Ballynacarrick (carrickboy Ed), County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynacarrick (carrickboy Ed)
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.49586, -8.18378
- SMR number
- DG107-117001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Following site description of Site No. 04E0015 (Part 2) (Ballynacarrick 1 (Part 2)) taken from NRA archaeological database website. Archaeological testing carried out under excavation licence no. 04E0015 (Part 2) by Fintan Walsh of I.A.C. Ltd as part of the Ballyshannon/Bundoran Bypass road scheme revealed a habitation site and Iron Age hearth. Excavation licence number 04E0015.
This site was located in a sheltered low-lying area sheltered by elevated rock outcrops on northern and western sides and overlooked a turlough to the south. An Iron Age isolated hearth was located at this site. It was c. 0.8 m in diameter and 0.18 m in depth and had three fills containing charcoal flecks and burnt clay. Charcoal analysis Hazel (Corylus avellana) was identified from a fill of the hearth. Radiocarbon dating of the charcoal (hazel) from hearth, 2040 +/- 50 BP, 180 cal. BC - cal. AD 70 (2 sigma).
Nearby in the register
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.