Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt spread
Coolbaun (cooleagh Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolbaun (cooleagh Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52165, -7.68390
- SMR number
- TS062-050001-
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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
In flat terrain with gentle S-facing slope, under grass, the field has been reclaimed. The field was archaeologically tested in compliance with a planning application for the site. During the course of the investigation a spread of decaying stones with charcoal and blackened soil were uncovered, interpreted by the excavator as a fulacht fia (Pollock 1998; Pollock 2000, 194).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Pollock, D. 2000 Coolbaun: possible early fields. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1998: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 194. Bray. Wordwell.
Pollock, D. 1998 Archaeological Impact Statement on proposed development at Coolbaun, Fethard, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished report, National Monuments Section, Heritage and Planning Division, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin. Excavation licence no.: 98E008.
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