Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Minkill, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Minkill
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93601, -8.02884
- SMR number
- LE031-103----
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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
Situated on a level landscape c. 100m from the NW bank of the River Shannon, and on the line of the N4 roadway. A circular area of burnt and broken stones (diam. 4m) was excavated (94E0100) in advance of roadworks, but no evidence of a trough or other features was recovered. (Neary 1994, 1995)
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 18 October 2019
References
Neary, P. 1994 Archaeological Excavation of a possible Fulacht Fiadh. Minkill townland, Jamestown, Co. Leitrim. Licence No. 94E0100 Unpublished report, V. J. Keely
Neary, P. 1995 Minkill. Spread of burnt material. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1994: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 54, no. 152. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.