Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Excavation - miscellaneous
Ballyoliver, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyoliver
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.87800, -6.70004
- SMR number
- CW004-062----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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
Three irregular-shaped features containing charcoal-rich soil and heat-affected stones
were uncovered during archaeological monitoring carried out during the development phase of a housing estate (Excavation Licence 06E0654). (Halpin B. 2009, 39)
Reference:
Halpin, B. (2009) Ballyolivor Bronze Age potboilers In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 39 (162). Bray. Wordwell
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 10 November 2010
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.