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Burnt mound

Duntryleague, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt mound, Duntryleague, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Duntryleague
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.41130, -8.35642
SMR number
LI049-273----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In wet pasture 225m E of the townland boundary with Newtown. Earthwork (LI049-049002-) lies 40m to NE. Not depicted on the OSi historic maps. Identified by Tracy Collins during archaeological testing (license 06E0226) undertaken in advance of house construction, the results of which were summarised as follows; ‘Testing was undertaken in advance of the construction of two dwellings and ancillary groundworks. Four trenches were excavated across the footprint of the proposed development. Trench 4 revealed evidence of a burnt mound interpreted as a fulacht fiadh, measuring 11m north-east/south-west and 6m in width. It was agreed that the house impacting on the burnt mound could be moved in order to preserve the archaeological feature in situ. The new house location was then tested with three trenches. Nothing of an archaeological nature was found there’ (www.excavations.ie; Duntryleague, Limerick, No. 1260). No surface trace visible on Google Earth orthoimages.

See attached location map taken from excavation report.

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 5 October 2021

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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