2014:072 - Drumard 1, Westport, Mayo

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Mayo Site name: Drumard 1, Westport

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 14E0031

Author: Stephen Hourihan and James Hession

Site type: Developed/Late Iron Age

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 498091m, N 787722m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.828998, -9.548064

Drumard 1 consisted of a deposit of burnt material most commonly associated with fulachtaí fiadh. While usually associated with the Bronze Age, radiocarbon dating of ash charcoal from the spread returned a Developed/Late Iron Age date of 46 cal BC – AD 72 (2σ) (UBA-26938). The excavation was undertaken on 21 May 2014 in advance of the construction of the N59 Rossow Bends Scheme, Co. Mayo, which extends from Deerpark East townland located to the north of Westport, to Murrevagh townland to east of Mulranny Village.

 

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