Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Habitation site
Broughal, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Broughal
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.21352, -7.75915
- SMR number
- OF023-005----
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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
Mesolithic habitation site discovered on the bed of Lough Boora in 1977 and excavated by the National Museum under the direction of Dr. Michael Ryan (Ryan 1978). The site appears to have been located on a fossil lake shore formerly sealed by peat and subsequently inundated by the modern lake. The excavation revealed a number of hearths which were rich in charcoal, which included the burnt bones of mammal, bird and fish. Other evidence included the waste debris associated with the manufacture of bone tools. Over 400 objects were recovered including three polished stone axe heads, almost 200 microliths along with blades and scrapers of chert. Radiocarbon dating provided a range of dates from 7000-6500 bc.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Platform - peatland1 mi
- Enclosure2 mi
- Burial ground2 mi
- Enclosure2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.