Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Townparks (balrothery East By.), County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Townparks (balrothery East By.)
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.57365, -6.12222
- SMR number
- DU005-149----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Geophysical survey (Licence no. 06R0135) undertaken in advance of proposed residential development, identified an area of burnt archaeological material (Leigh 2006). Test-excavation (Licence no. 06E0996) confirmed the presence of charcoal rich material containing heat-shattered stone (10m+ diam.) (Turrell 2006, 13).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 2 February 2015
References
Turrell, S. 2006 Pre-development Archaeological Test Trenching at Townparks, Skerries, Co. Dublin (Licence no. 06E0996). Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Leigh, J. 2006, Geophysical Survey report: Turvey, Donabate Co. Dublin (Licence no. 06R0154). Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, heritage and the Gaeltacht.
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