Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Pit
Clonard Or Folkstown Great, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonard Or Folkstown Great
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.60871, -6.21290
- SMR number
- DU001-029----
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Shown on 5 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
Test excavation (licence no. 07E0057) identified a large circular pit with charcoal rich fill. A flint blade was recovered from the fill suggesting prehistoric date for the feature (Elliot 2007, 297).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 6 February 2015
References
Elliot, R. 2007 Archaeological Testing at Balbriggan, Co. Dublin 07E0057. . Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Services, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - Neolithicunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.