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Burnt mound in Matthewstown

Burnt mound
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Situated on an E-facing slope. Archaeological testing (Excavation Licence 07E0396) at the edge of a farm complex uncovered an oval spread of broken and burnt stones (dims. c. 15m N-S; c. 11m E-W). (Moran 2010) Moran, J. (2010) Mathewstown. Fulacht fia. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2007: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 517, No. 1831. Wordwell. Dublin. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 27 May 2011

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