Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Belinstown (nethercross By.), County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Belinstown (nethercross By.)
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.48709, -6.20850
- SMR number
- DU012-081----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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. 09E0448) as part of the proposed Metro North development. A burnt spread (4.6m x 2.1m) was identified, consisting of frequent heat cracked stone within a charcoal rich matrix. Nearby were a linear ditch and pit that contain a similar fill (Hession 2009, 26).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 5 February 2015
References
Hession, J. 2009a Assessment Report on the results of Metro North Advance Archaeological Test Trenching, Testing Area 2, Belinstown townland, Co. Dublin (Licence no. 09E0448). Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.