Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Clonard Or Folkstown Great, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonard Or Folkstown Great
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.60239, -6.20664
- SMR number
- DU005-118----
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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
Burnt mound excavated in advance of road construction (Licence no. 08E055). A deposit of burnt mound material (8.5m x 13m x 0.4m) sealed a large waterhole, two troughs and two small pits. Charcoal samples of the burnt mound material consisted of ash, oak, wild/bird cherry and willow poplar. Radiocarbon dating of a sample of hawthorn and crab apple charcoal from one of the lower fills of the waterhole returned a calibrated date of 1886-1746 BC placing this activity in the early Bronze Age (McLoughlin 2009a, i).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 2 February 2015
References
McLoughlin, G. 2009a Final report: Archaeological Excavations at Clonard or Folkstown Great, Area 1, Balbriggan Co. Dublin (Licence no. 08E055). Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
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