County: Sligo Site name: Knocknagroagh 1
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E004854; A071
Author: Bruce Sutton
Site type: Burnt mound
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 569620m, N 821992m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.146037, -8.464995
Stage (iii) archaeological excavation was carried out at Knocknagroagh 1 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 Knocknagroagh 1 recorded the remains of a burnt mound measuring 16.5m long, 16m wide and 0.5m deep.
A wood-lined trough was cut into natural clay contained three base timbers and 23 stake-holes, several of which contained degraded stakes. Several other smaller cut features were also present. Many of cut features had corresponding upcast natural clay adjacent to them.
Image: Post-excavation shot of E004854 looking east.
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