County: Meath Site name: BALLINTER (2)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A008/031, E3084
Author: Steve Linnane, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd.
Site type: Burnt mound
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 689799m, N 761731m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.597736, -6.643357
This site was located within Contract 2 (Dunshaughlin to Navan) of the proposed M3 Clonee to north of Kells motorway and was identified during advance testing by Steve Linnane in March–April 2004 (Excavations 2004, No. 1221, 04E0419). Full resolution of the site took place in July 2006 and three shallow spreads of burnt material including stone and charcoal flecks, two pits, one of which may represent the remains of an associated trough filled with fire-shattered stone, and two drains were located. The presence of some of these features probably demonstrates the previous existence of a now heavily truncated burnt mound.
21 Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda
