County: Dublin Site name: Ballymastone, Donabate
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 21E0840 ext.
Author: Fergal Murtagh
Site type: Burnt mound
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 723653m, N 749990m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.485387, -6.136816
An archaeological excavation was undertaken at Ballymastone, Donabate, Co. Dublin between 27 June and 7 July 2022. Excavation follows on from a course of testing carried out in December 2021 by David Bayley (Licence 21E0840), during which remains of a fulacht fiadh, burnt mound feature were discovered.
Upon excavation, the archaeological features recorded appear to represent the ploughed-out remains of a small prehistoric burnt mound. There was no trough and only one feature that could be identified as a pit.
The results of monitoring show no additional archaeological features present within the development area. The remnants of burnt mound material previously identified during testing by David Bayley were the only archaeological features identified on the site.
Post-excavation works are ongoing and will serve to inform the final interpretation of the site.
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