Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt spread
Clahane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clahane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.25477, -9.69949
- SMR number
- KE038-166----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
'An archaeological impact assessment and test trenching report requested under the Planning Acts in respect of lands at Clahane, Tralee uncovered the remains of a substantial (05E1326:1) and a second smaller burnt spread with associated pit (05E1326:2), while a second oval pit (05E1326:3) measuring 2.11m by 1.36m was noted to the north of these features. The material measured 21m by 17m and was on average 0.25m thick. The burnt spread of shattered stone and charcoal covered an area 2.5m by 1.89m while the associated circular pit measured 1.4m in diameter.'
Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008
Date of upload: 24 July 2012
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.