Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Metalworking site
Eaglehill (clonmore Ed), County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Eaglehill (clonmore Ed)
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 52.85316, -6.55875
- SMR number
- CW004-051----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007
Circular area (diam. 5m) of slag and ceramic fragments of inderterminate type (possibly crucible parts), exposed in trackway close to summit of high hill (c. 950 ft). Hut site c. 50m to NE (CW004-043----). Second smaller circular (CW004-052----) area with slag and small amount of charcoal, about 50m S of downhill from larger area of activity.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.