Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt spread
Ballyhard, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhard
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.58970, -8.48099
- SMR number
- GA019-084----
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Shown on 4 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 is the 'central' and best preserved of three fairly closely associated burnt spreads (see also GA019-083---- c. 98m to the NW and GA019-085---- c. 42m to the SE), all located on a long gentle W-facing boggy slope, which had recently been drained and ploughed. There were uncovered during the course of that work. This one comprised a very visible and well-defined spread of small burnt stones and charcoal covering an area of 7m E-W by 4.5m N-S.
The following image has been uploaded: GA019-084----_01.jpg Spread of heat-shattered/burnt stone and charcoal
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 23 June 2023
Nearby in the register
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Children's burial ground1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.