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Hearth

Greenfield (Muskerry East By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hearth, Greenfield, 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
Greenfield (Muskerry East By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.87819, -8.62038
SMR number
CO073-127----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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

Two adjacent pits, discovered during test-trenching, were excavated in 2001 in advance of the construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass. The first bowl-shaped pit (diam. 0.4m; D 0.1m) was circular in plan and its fill consisted of black charcoal. The second bowl-shaped pit (c. 0.8m N-S x 5m E-W; max. D c. 0.1m), situated 0.05m to the E, was oval in shape and was filled with a mix of red/brown burnt clay with charcoal flecking. The surrounding natural clay had been burnt red. These adjacent pits were interpreted as a hearth and a charcoal sample from this returned dates of 2920-2560 cal. BC and 2520-2500 cal. BC (Murphy 2001b, 16-17). (Murphy 2001a; 2001b; 2003e, 43)

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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