Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Fosterstown South, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fosterstown South
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.44263, -6.22977
- SMR number
- DU011-151----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This monument was subject to geophysical survey (Licence no. 08R117) and test excavation (Licence no. 09E 0466) as part of the proposed Metro North development. A spread of black silty clay (3m x 2m) with inclusions of burnt and fire cracked stone, indicative of a prehistoric burnt mound was identified (Hession 2009, 20).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 4 February 2015
References
Hession, J. 2009 Assessment Report on the results of Metro North Advance Archaeological Test Trenching, Testing Area 8, Fosterstown South townland, Co. Dublin (Licence no. 09E466). Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
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