Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure
Folkstown Little, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Folkstown Little
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.59835, -6.20282
- SMR number
- DU005-128----
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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
This structure (4m x 2.5m) excavated in advance of a proposed development (Licence no. 08E054EXT) was defined by the remains of two dry-stone walls sealed by a large deposit containing a substantial amount of medieval pottery. A small gully was located within the interior. The structure was interpreted as an outbuilding. It was associated with a cluster of stakeholes. Radiocarbon analysis of a naked wheat grain from this feature returned a calibrated date of 1256-1376 AD (Kyle 2011, 49).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 2 February 2015
References
Kyle, J. 2011 Final Report: Archaeological excavation of development at Folkstown Little, Area 9, Balbriggan. Licence 08E054 Ext. Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
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- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.