Field system in Mullagh

On a low hill in undulating pasture. Excavation in 2009 revealed evidence for possible medieval agricultural activity at and within a burial ground (LF013-146----). A series of linear gullies and shallow ditches aligned NW–SE was interpreted, largely on the basis of stratigraphic evidence, as the remnants of a field system that pre-dated the burial ground. The exposed length of the largest ditch was estimated at c. 90m. A second ditch (L 30m; Wth 1.4m; D 0.39m), curving at its W extent, was cut into by four of the graves. A series of isolated pits, post-holes and burnt spreads, of uncertain antiquity and function, were also excavated. A corn-drying kiln (LF013-148----) was also found at the W extent of the excavation (Hull 2009; Stephens 2009b, 2009c; pers. comm. M. Stephens). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 22 November 2011