Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
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
- 53.94890, -8.14239
- SMR number
- RO011-160005-
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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 gentle S-facing slope. Discovered in monitoring a road project in 2003 (Halliday 2006, 424, site 5), and completely excavated (03E1771) (Quinney et al. 2004, 10). Oval spread of broken and burnt stones (dims 6.6m N-S; 3.9m E-W; T 0.2m) which produced bones of horse, but there was no evidence of a trough. Fulacht fia (RO011-160004-) is c. 60m to the W, and burnt mound (RO011-160006-) is c. 20m to the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Halliday, S. 2006 N4 Hughestown–Meera road realignment scheme: various. In I. Bennett, (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 423-4, No. 1579. Dublin. Wordwell.
Quinney, P., Gannon, S. and Carroll, J. 2004 Hughestown – Meera, Roscommon N4 Re-alignment scheme. Archaeological excavations Preliminary report, Licence Nos: 03E1769; 03E1770; 03E1771; 03E1841 & 04E0375. Unpublished, Judith Carroll and Company
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.