County: Westmeath Site name: BALLINDERRY WHITEWELL
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 02E1239
Author: Sinéad Phelan, Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd.
Site type: Fulacht fia
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 620928m, N 739604m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.406161, -7.685250
The site was on low-lying bogland in the townland of Ballinderry Whitewell, Co. Westmeath. A burnt mound containing decaying and burnt sandstone with a high frequency of charcoal was exposed during the trenching stages of gas-pipeline works. An area 3m wide and 24m long was exposed. The surrounding area was not directly affected by construction works and therefore was not excavated but was recorded and mapped. No trough was identified within the limits of the excavation. Environmental samples and charcoal were obtained from the fulacht material for analysis and radiocarbon dating.
2 Killiney View, Albert Road Lower, Glenageary, Co. Dublin
