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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, -8.62033
SMR number
CO073-128----

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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

An area of compact grey/brown clay with a high charcoal content was discovered during test-trenching and subsequently excavated in 2001 in advance of the construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass. Excavation revealed this to be a circular bowl-shaped pit (diam. c. 0.6m; D 0.4m) whose fill consisted of charcoal in a grey/brown clay matrix. The pit was interpreted as a hearth and a charcoal sample submitted for radiocarbon analysis returned at date of AD 250-580 cal. (Murphy 2001, 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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