County: Sligo Site name: Castlebaldwin 1 and 2
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E004807; Ministerial Direction No.: A071
Author: Lydia Cagney
Site type: Burnt spread, pits and post-holes
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 575683m, N 814583m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.079786, -8.371601
Stage (iii) archaeological excavation was carried out at Castlebaldwin 1 and 2 in advance of the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin Road Development, Co. Sligo. The site was discovered during Stage (i) archaeological testing and was assessed during Stage (ii) Pre-Excavation Services (Registration Number E4627).
The excavation at Castlebaldwin 1 and 2 recorded the remains of two burnt spreads, three charcoal-rich spreads, 17 pits, 13 post-holes, one hearth, one possible kiln and seven possible pits. Prehistoric pottery of a possible Bronze Age date was recovered from one of the post-holes. Castlebaldwin 1 and 2 may therefore represent a small prehistoric site associated with burnt mound activity.
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