Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Ballina (tirawley By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballina (tirawley By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.11887, -9.16371
- SMR number
- MA030-105----
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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
In a green field site on the NW side of Ballina town. This burnt mound was discovered in 2017 during archaeological testing (Licence no. 17E0552) in advance of a proposed development (McHugh 2017). At this location the test trench extended across a slight hollow in an area of damp ground, but there was no surface indication of the burnt mound. It was exposed at a depth of c. 0.5m below the surface, and was evident as a layer (10m E–W) of charcoal-enriched soil, with frequent inclusions of fire-cracked stones. The N-S extent of the layer remains unknown as it extends beyond the limits of the test trench (Wth 1.9m N-S). A protective geotextile cover was placed over it and the trench was backfilled. (McHugh 2017, 63-65).
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 9 January 2020
References
McHugh, T. 2017 Archaeological testing report, Ballina, Co. Mayo on behalf of the Board of Management of St. Mary’s secondary school. Unpublished report submitted to NMS.
Nearby in the register
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- Moundunder 1 mi
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