Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Demesne, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Demesne
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.73287, -7.80669
- SMR number
- LF013-119----
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
Archaeological monitoring in advance of development at Demesne Lane, Longford town uncovered a burnt area (c. 4m N-S; c. 3m E-W), which contained a deposit of charcoal, heat-shattered stone and burnt clay (Pieczarka and Tierney 2006).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 2 March 2012
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.