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Excavation - miscellaneous

Foaty , County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Excavation - miscellaneous, Foaty, 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
Foaty
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
51.89504, -8.30955
SMR number
CO075-093----

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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

This is the record for 'a possible enclosed settlement site with the presence of three 3.5m wide ditches, associated linear trenches, pits and charcoal spreads' which were uncovered during archaeological testing at Fota Wildlife Park- see unpublished report 'Proposed Extension to Fota Wildlife Park Archaeological Testing Report (Licence no. 12E312)' by Annette Quinn, Tobar Archaeological Services (October 2012).

Compiled by Denis Power
Date of upload: 9th January 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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