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Burnt mound

Trevet, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt mound, Trevet, County Meath, 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
Trevet
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.55166, -6.55450
SMR number
ME038-067002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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 on a shelf excavated into a gentle SW-facing slope. Archaeological testing (04E0418) by J. Dempsey of Testing Area 4, Contract 2, prior to the construction of the M3 motorway identified a cobbled surface (Dempsey 2004, 22-3). The area was excavated (E003067) intermittently by S. Rathbone as Trevet 1 (excavations.ie 2006:1646) between November 2005 and December 2006 when a section of road leading to buildings in a cobbled area were recorded. There was also evidence of a prehistoric burnt mound at the N edge of the excavated area.

Located at the N edge of the excavated area of the medieval farmstead were four pits (diam. 0.94m; D 0.37m to 1.8m x 1.6m; D 1.2m) filled with broken and burnt stone. Two of the pits were cut by the excavation of the medieval platform into the hillslope, but no evidence of a mound or trough was found. Samples from two of the pits produced C14 dates of 2293-2036 cal. BC (BETA 246986) and 2136-1906 cal. BC (BETA 246987). In addition a flint core, a blade, three flakes and three micro-scrapers were recovered from the topsoil in this area. (Rathbone 2009, 7-8).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 20 April, 2022

References

Rathbone, S. 2009 M3 Clonee - North of Kells, Contract 2 Dunshaughlin - Navan. Final Report on the Archaeological Excavation of Trevet 1, Co. Meath. Licence: E003067. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services

Dempsey, J. 2004 M3 Clonee - North of Kells, Contract 2 Dunshaughlin - Navan. Report on the Archaeological Assessment at Testing Area 4, Clowanstown, Co. Meath. Licence: 04E0418. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services

Nearby in the register

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

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