County: Fermanagh Site name: Monaghan
Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: AE/06/232
Author: Naomi Carver, Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen’s University, Belfast, BT7 1NN.
Site type: Possible burnt mound
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 615938m, N 847172m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.372946, -7.754710
An archaeological evaluation was carried out at a site in the grounds of Hall Craig, Monaghan, near the village of Springfield in Co. Fermanagh, as part of the planning application for a new dwelling. The application site is adjacent to a number of sites, several of which have been identified as burnt mounds. One of the burnt mounds (FER210–091) is located within the same field as the application area, around 90m to the north. The evaluation consisted of three mechanically excavated test-trenches ranging in length from 17m to 27m. Two of the test-trenches contained spreads of material which may have been derived from a burnt mound. The spreads consisted of small fragmented stones in a charcoal-rich loam. No finds or other archaeological features were found on the site.
