County: Roscommon Site name: CLOONSHANVILLE/CORSKEAGH/FRENCHPARK DEMESNE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 09E0051
Author: Kate Taylor, TVAS (Ireland) Ltd, Ahish, Ballinruan, Crusheen, Co. Clare.
Site type: Early Bronze Age burnt-stone spread
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 573456m, N 791514m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.872390, -8.403610
Monitoring of a sewerage scheme located a burnt-stone spread in Cloonshanville townland at NGR 173727 291409. The burnt stone seen in the pipe trench was 0.4m thick and 7m long. Oak charcoal was recovered and produced a radiocarbon date of 2578–2438, 2420–2404, 2378–2350 cal BC (2 sigma, UBA 13271).
