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Charcoal-making site

Mondaniel, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Charcoal-making site, Mondaniel, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Mondaniel
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.08988, -8.29198
SMR number
CO044-088----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Excavation in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass in 2003 uncovered three circular pits (pit 1: diam. 1m; D 0.1m, pit 2: diam. 1.17m x 1.79m; D 0.1m, pit 3 1.28; D 0.05m). All three pits showed evidence of intense burning and their fills included layers of charcoal. According to the excavator (Cotter 2006g, 69), all three features are believed to have been charcoal production pits. Radiocarbon analysis of the charcoal in the pits returned a date of AD1420-1640. Another charcoal-making site (CO044-086----), which is probably of similar date, is situated c. 350m to the SSW. (Cotter 2006g, 69)

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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