Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Excavation - miscellaneous
Cloongownagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloongownagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.94963, -8.14908
- SMR number
- RO007-099002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On a level landscape, and identified during monitoring (03E1374) of a road project in 2003 (Gannon 2004, P 7, site 11). Part of a pit (visible dims 1.2m x 0.5m) filled with charred organic material and bordered by fire-reddened clay was exposed and preserved in situ. Further excavated features (RO007-099001-) are c. 100m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, S. 2004 Monitoring Report. N4 Hughestown to Meera road project. Roscommon County Council/National Roads Authority. Gannon Jennings Archaeology. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Licence no. 03E1374.
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