Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Garryduff (decies Without Drum By.), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garryduff (decies Without Drum By.)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fulacht Fiaidh
- Coordinates
- 52.15378, -7.70916
- SMR number
- WA022-032----
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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
Marked as a fulacht fia on the 1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and sitauted in pasture towards the head of a small N-S valley on the E bank of a small N-S stream. It is not visible at ground level, but archaeological monitoring (95N0069) of forestry works c. 20m to the SW on the other side of the stream in Ballykerin Upper recorded some displaced burnt mound material. Burnt mound (WA022-031----) is c. 140m to the NNE. (Pollock 1995)
Pollock, D. (1995) Montoring drain cutting ahead of forestry at Ballykerin Upper, Co. Waterford. Licence: 95N0069. Unpublished report. Author
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: 21rd February, 2012.
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.