Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Rincullia, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rincullia
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.59292, -9.05568
- SMR number
- LI010-141001-
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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
A burnt mound excavated by Emer Dennehy (02E0670) and described as 'a circular mound, 16m in diameter and 0.84m deep. It was composed of 70% limestone and 30% sandstone in a charcoal-enriched matrix. Six phases of activity were identified in the mound. A shallow rectangular trough was present at the base of the mound, measuring 4.3m north-south by 2.45m.' This description is posted on the web at the following internet address (accessed 2 August 2012): http://www.excavations.ie
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of Upload: 2 August 2012
Nearby in the register
- Pitunder 1 mi
- Road - gravel/stone trackway - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.