County: Mayo Site name: Sheean 3
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E004742.
Author: Joe Nunan
Site type: Burnt stone spread
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 503054m, N 785847m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.813104, -9.472111
A large burnt stone spread (F3) measuring 22m in length by 14m in width by 0.75m in depth was identified at Sheean 3. A probable pit (F4) filled with burnt stone was exposed to the south of the spread. This pit measured 0.3m by 0.6m with a depth of 0.4m. Excavations commenced in 2016 and three troughs were exposed below the spread; all were oval in shape measuring 1m x 0.75m, 1m x 1.5m and 1.75m x 1.5m respectively. Two of the troughs were lined with timber on the base and a third had evidence for stone lining. A fourth pit was exposed below the eastern edge of the spread and may also have acted as a shallow trough. It was sub-circular in shape and measured 1m in diameter.
A total of 40 soil and environmental samples were taken from site. Radiocarbon analysis of any charcoal present should provide a date range for the use of this site.
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