2017:688 - DRUMFIN (6), Sligo
County: Sligo
Site name: DRUMFIN (6)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: E004874; A071
Author: Bruce Sutton, c/o IAC Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Unit G1 Network Enterprise Park, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Site type: Burnt mound
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 569997m, N 821301m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.139850, -8.459156
Stage (iii) archaeological excavation was carried out at Drumfin 6 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 Drumfin 6 recorded the remains of a burnt mound. A single wood-lined trough, cut into underlying peat, contained 16 worked stakes and six timbers.