County: Leitrim Site name: CLOONTURK (2)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A031/005, E3292
Author: Laurence McGowan, CRDS Ltd.
Site type: Fulacht fia
Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)
ITM: E 605859m, N 790828m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.866865, -7.910918
A programme of archaeological excavations was undertaken as part of the N4 Dromod Roosky bypass at the request of Leitrim County Council. In total 25 potential archaeological sites were identified during centreline testing as part of the advance archaeological investigation (see No. 1214, Excavations 2006, 05E0983).
Cloonturk 2 contained one large and two smaller burnt-stone deposits of possible fulacht fiadh material, a charcoal-enriched spread, a stone deposit and a pit containing dumped stone. No associated troughs were uncovered.
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