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Burnt spread

Bellanamullia (Athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt spread, Bellanamullia, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Bellanamullia (Athlone South By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.42731, -8.00980
SMR number
RO052-028----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a low-lying landscape. Monitoring of a pipe trench exposed a layer of ash, charcoal and burnt soil (L 7m; T 0.1-0.9m) which was completely excavated (99E0014) and produced a C14 date of 335-290 BC (Byrne 2000, 2002).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Byrne, M.E. 2000 Monksland sewerage scheme. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1999: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 271, No. 773. Bray. Wordwell.

Byrne, M.E. 2002 Monksland sewerage scheme. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2000: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 294, No. 861. Bray. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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