Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Aghamore (mohill By., Roosky Ed), County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghamore (mohill By., Roosky Ed)
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.82577, -7.90970
- SMR number
- LE037-016005-
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated at the bottom a gentle E-facing slope and at the edge of a raised peat bog that extends off to the E and S. First identified in centre-line testing (05E0983) for a new line of the N4 (O’Connor et al. 2005, 42), and later fully excavated (E003310) as a part of Aghamore 2. Excavation recorded five spreads of burnt mound material, other smaller spreads and two kilns. This comprised a spread of broken and burnt stone (dims 7.5m x 4.5m; max. D 0.2m) with a large proportion of burnt peat. No other features were associated with it. (McGowan and O’Connor 2009, 18)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 9 January 2020
O’Connor, D. J., Marta Muniz Pérez and Sheelagh Conran 2005 N4 Dromod-Roosky Bypass. Advance Archaeological Works Contract Licence No. 05E0983 Preliminary Report. Unpublished, CRDS
References
McGowan, L. and O’Connor, D. J. 2009 N4 Dromod – Roosky Bypass. Advance Archaeological Works Contract. Aghamore 2. Ministerial Direction A 31 (A31-021/E003310) Final Report, Unpublished, CRDS
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.