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Burnt mound

Rinnaseer, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt mound, Rinnaseer, County Mayo, 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
Rinnaseer
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.82712, -9.40508
SMR number
MA078-069----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located near the base of a SE facing slope, adjacent to a natural basin of peat overlying marl. This burnt mound was uncovered at a depth of 0.3-0.4m below the surface during pre-development testing in May 2014 in advance of the construction of a football pitch (Excavation licence: 14E0144). It appeared to have been leveled/disturbed in the past, and was visible as four discrete irregular-shaped patches of blackened soil, heat-shattered rocks and occasional charcoal, which covering an area of 6.3m NNE-SSW. The burnt mound was not fully excavated. It was covered with a terram membrane and 300mm of sand, and is preserved in situ below the football pitch. (Pers. comm. Richard Crumlish, consultant archaeologist, November 2015). There is a fulacht fia (MA078-068----) located 50m to ENE.

The attached image is uploaded courtesy of Richard Crumlish: MA078-069----_01.JPG

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 9 November 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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