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Site
53 - Carrowmore
LXV. No.
53. Situated on the same field-boundary as LXIV, within about 100 feet
of the road (dolmen-circle). "A few stones of this circle only remain.
It was destroyed a few years ago by Mr. Walshe's herd, by that gentleman's
order. As usual, it had a cromleac within." - Petrie.
"The
few stones" have been removed, but its diminutive cromleac is still
intact. An excavation was made with the following results: -
(a) Bones,
which, according to Dr. Frazer, are all human, and had been imperfectly
burned. They belonged to an adult, advanced in years, judging from the
teeth and a fragment of the jaw with two molars and three incisors much
worn down. were also portions of crania, thigh bones, etc.
(b) A fragment of rude pottery, yellowish drab in colour, and 1 inch in
thickness, being evidently part of a large vessel imperfectly burned.
For the purpose of giving consistency to the material, small pieces of
shells and pebbles had been mixed with the clay of which it was composed.
The fragments of shells and stones are not apparent on the surface of
the vessel, but become visible only where it has disintegrated, or has
been chipped or fractured. This specimen of pottery exhibits six rows
of rudely punched depressions lnade at an angle downwards from the rim
or lip of the vessel. The two lower lines had evidently been punched with
an implement of larger size than that which produced the upper marks.
The rudeness of this fragment contrasts greatly with the finer specimen
of pottery found in the S. cist of XXXVII "to which a mixture of
micaceous clay appeared to have given great consistency."
(c) Fragment ofa flint-flake.
(d) Shells of Mytilus edulis (mussel), Litorina litorea (periwinkle),
Litorina rudis (one specimen), Cardium edulis (cockle).
(e) An irregular mass of yellowish quartz, weighing 1 lb. 2 oz - W. M.
MS. "Letters," loc. cit.; R.S.M., pp. 75-77. |
