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Metalworking site

Aghada, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Metalworking site, Aghada, 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
Aghada
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.83598, -8.21012
SMR number
CO088-122----

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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

A black charcoal-enriched feature was exposed during test excavation prior to a proposed house site development in the main street of Aghada village. Excavation of the feature revealed a linear trench (L 6m E-W; max Wth 1.4m N-S; max. D 0.8m) which contained three fills. The high incidence of iron slag and tuyère fragments recovered from the main fill of the trench suggested to the excavator (Quinn 2006f, 33) that it was part of a furnace or a feature associated with ironworking. The thick clay lining at the base of the trench is also characteristic of iron-smelting furnaces. A sherd of post-medieval, glazed, red earthenware pottery dating to between the 17th and the 19th centuries was recovered from this layer. According to Quinn (ibid.), it is possible that the feature excavated is part of a flue associated with an earth-cut furnace. (Quinn 2006f, 33; Quinn 2003)

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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