2016:570 - CARROWNACLEA (2), Mayo
County: Mayo
Site name: CARROWNACLEA (2)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: E004691
Author: Ian Russell, Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit
Author/Organisation Address: Unit 21 Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co Louth
Site type: Burnt spread
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 502530m, N 785791m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.812503, -9.480047
A burnt stone spread (F3), a possible pit (F4) and a modern former hedge line (F5) were identified at Carrownaclea 2. The burnt stone spread measured 10m north-south by 8m. The pit measured 1m east-west by 0.5m and was 0.3m deep. No finds were recovered from the site. Post-excavation analysis is ongoing for this site and it is hoped to obtain dating evidence from radiocarbon analysis of charcoal samples recovered