County: Roscommon Site name: TOOBRACKEN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 10E0299 ext.
Author: David Bayley
Site type: Burnt mound material
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 563303m, N 796162m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.913372, -8.557889
Additional testing was undertaken in June 2011 on behalf of Roscommon County Council and the National Roads Authority in advance of the proposed N5 Ballaghaderreen Bypass at the townland of Toobrackan.
This testing (Phase 3) followed two previous phases of testing. Phase 1 was undertaken in 2009 by Nial O’Neil and Tara Doyle of Headland Archaeology (Excavations 2009, no. 699, 09E0475 [Areas A–F], and no. 688, 09E0476 [Areas G–P]). Phase 2 was undertaken in July and August 2010 by Tom Janes, James Kyle and the writer (Excavations 2010, no. 577, 10E0298 [Areas 14], no. 563, 10E0299 [Areas 57], and no. 584, 10E0307 [Areas 813]), all of IAC Ltd.
A total of 657 linear metres were excavated within the test area. A single site of archaeological significance was identified, consisting of a burnt mound deposit that measures 3m by 2m. A 5m x 5m exclusion zone was set up around this site and it was preserved in situ.
Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 120b Greenpark Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow
