Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Ballyline, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyline
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.57866, -7.43650
- SMR number
- KK022-058----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
During unlicensed archaeological monitoring groundworks for Coillte in advance of a new forestry road. During topsoil stripping areas (overall diam. c. 27m N-S; c. 11m E-W) of dark charcoal rich deposits mixed with heat fractured stones were noted, where were interpreted as the possible remains of a burnt mound (Hanbridge and Shanahan 2023, 20). It is possible that the mound extended further westward under a sunken rectangular concrete water trough (ibid. 20-21). The deposits were preserved in situ under terram which was covered by a layer of crushed shale stone and a top layer of 804 graded stone (ibid. 21).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
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- Earthworkunder 1 mi
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