Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Johnstown, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Johnstown
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.21709, -7.27513
- SMR number
- WA016-106001-
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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 the floor of a N-S valley at the E side with a N-S stream c. 100m to the W. A D-shaped area of broken and burnt stone (dims. 4m N-S; 4m E-W) is visible when ploughed, but it extends under the N-S field bank immediately to the W. Burnt mound (WA016-106002-) is c. 55m to the SSW.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload/revision: 21 December 2010.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.