Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - Iron Age
Lislackagh, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lislackagh
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.92352, -8.97992
- SMR number
- MA071-042001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in the W half of a rath (MA071-042----). This house was discovered and fully excavated in 1992-3 during excavation (92E0152) of the rath in advance of the construction of the N5 Swinford by-pass (Walsh 1995, 7-8). It consisted of a circular structure (int. diam. 3.5-4m) defined by a foundation trench. No occupation surface survived but charcoal found in the foundation trench appeared to represent the burnt remains of structural timbers. Radiocarbon analysis of the charcoal produced an Iron Age date: 191 cal. BC–cal. AD 2. Two similar circular houses (MA071-042002-; MA071-042003-) were located immediately to S. (Walsh 1995, 7-8).
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 13 July 2021
References
Walsh, G. 1995 Iron Age settlement in Co. Mayo. Archaeology Ireland 9 (2), 7-8.
Nearby in the register
- House - Iron Ageunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - Iron Ageunder 1 mi
- Furnaceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.