Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Excavation - miscellaneous
Garryglass, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garryglass
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not shown
- Coordinates
- 52.65052, -8.57713
- SMR number
- LI005-104----
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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
On flat undulating pasture under Garryglass Roundabout. Three shallow oval and linear pits (dims. c. 1-2.5m, c. 0.05-0.1m deep) were excavated in ‘Field 12’ (Hayes 2001). The pits were filled with a combination of charcoal and burnt clay, no artefacts or dating material was retrieved from the fills and the function of the features is unknown.
Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 23 July 2020
References
Hayes, A. 2001 Archaeological excavation of sites at Garraun, Garryglass and Towlerton, Co. Limerick found on the Limerick Southern Ring Road archaeological monitoring project. Unpublished report (Licences Nos. 00E0850, 00E0851 & 00E0854) submitted by Aegis Archaeology Ltd. on behalf of Limerick City Council to the National Monuments Service, Dúchas.
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