Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - prehistoric
Barnageeragh, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barnageeragh
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.58292, -6.13541
- SMR number
- DU005-072----
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Excavations in 2006 revealed a group of seven postholes and two stakeholes which created a sub-circular arrangement with a central hearth (diam 6m). Sherds of prehistoric pottery of possible Bronze Age date and struck flint were recovered from the postholes (Cocoran, E, 2009, 38). Southwest of the possible prehistoric house site was an inhumation within a ring ditch, to the southwest of which was a burnt mound. North of the prehistoric activity was a ringfort containing a possible house site and two souterrains (Corcoran, 2009).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 15 November 2014
References
Corcoran, E. 2009, Multi-period excavations at Barnageeragh, Skerries, Co. Dublin. In Baker, C. (ed.) Axes, Warriors & Windmills:Recent archaeological discoveries in North Fingal. Fingal County Council. 36-51.
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.