Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt spread
Ballycloghan, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycloghan
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.64777, -7.70190
- SMR number
- LF019-127----
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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
First identified during test-trenching, this spread of burnt material was excavated in 2005 in advance of development works. Part of the deposit extended beyond the E limits of the excavation. The excavated portion (20.4m N–S; 8.6m E–W; max D. 0.25m) consisted of a layer of sandy clay and burnt material incorporating a few patches of more intense burning and heat-affected stone. The excavator suggested that the spread is associated with agricultural activity, possibly the burning of rushes (Purcell 2008a, 251).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 22 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.