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2016:596 - DRUMMINDOO (2), Mayo

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Mayo

Site name: DRUMMINDOO (2)

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A

Licence number: E004724

Author: Ian Russell, Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit

Author/Organisation Address: Unit 21 Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co Louth

Site type: Pit and Burnt spread

Period/Dating: Undetermined

ITM: E 501395m, N 785015m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.805318, -9.497027

A charcoal spread (F3) measuring 2.4m by 2m with a depth of 0.1m was identified at Drummindoo 2. A small pit (F4) which was oval in plan was also recorded. It measured 1m by 0.87m with a depth of 0.3m. Soil samples were taken from the site and radiocarbon analysis of any charcoal present should provide a date range for the use of this site. No finds were recovered from the archaeological features.


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