Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Bockagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bockagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.92439, -8.60138
- SMR number
- RO008-064----
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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
Situated on a S-facing slope. Archaeological testing (09E0475) during 2009 on the route of the N5 Ballaghadereen bypass identified a burnt mound (dims c. 12.5m N-S; 10.2m E-W; T 0.7m) (O'Neill 2009, 13). It was fully excavated (10E0300) when it proved to be kidney-shaped (diam. 9-9.5m; max. H 0.55m) overlying a rectangular trough (dims 2.32m E-W; 1m N-S; D c. 0.3m) with 6 stakes at its E end, some timbers in situ on the long sides and a flagged floor. One of the stakes produced a C14 date of 1299-1059 cal. BC, while some of the trough fill produced a C14 date of 1489-1317 cal. BC. (Janes and Delaney 2010; O'Neill 2012)
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload: 8 February, 2012
References
Janes, T. and Delaney, S. 2010a N5 Ballaghaderreen bypass. Townlands: Currinah, Bohalas and Bockagh, Co. Roscommon. Irish Archaeological Consultancy. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Licence no. 10E0298.
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