Burnt mound

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated at the lowest point of a fairly level landscape. Topsoil stripping (02E0194) in advance of a gas pipeline identified two spreads of burnt stone (BGE: 1A/21/1) but they were inadvertently damaged and one destroyed before the monument was completely excavated (02E0633). It consisted of a mound of heat-shattered material (dims 5.4m NE-SW; 5.2m NW-SE; max. D 0.2m). The only artefact recovered was a flint knife from the surface during monitoring. (Byrne, E. 2002; 2004; 2007)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 8 March, 2018

References

Byrne, E. 2002 Gas Pipeline to the West, Section 1A Archaeological Stratigraphic Report, Knockmark, Co. Meath. Licence No. 02E0633. Site 1A/21/1. Unpublished report, Margaret Gowen and Co.

Byrne, E 2007 No. 1483. Knockmark, Burnt spread. in Grogan, E., O'Donnell, L, and P. Johnston (eds) The Bronze Age landscapes of the Pipeline to the West: an integrated archaeological and environmental assessment, 326. Bord Gáis Eireann and Wordwell, Bray

Byrne, E. 2004 Knockmark: Burnt spread, 02E0633. In I. Bennettt (ed.) Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 418, No. 1483. Bray, Wordwell