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Charcoal-making site

Rathcrogue, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Charcoal-making site, Rathcrogue, County Carlow, 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
Rathcrogue
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.80385, -6.86479
SMR number
CW007-114----

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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)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

Excavated in advance of construction of the N9/N10 Kilcullen-Waterford Road (Excavation Licence number E2596), two charcoal-production pits, two post-holes associated with one of the charcoal pits and a burnt spread were uncovered. Radiocarbon analysis of charcoal from one of the pits produced a calibrated date of AD 996 - 1159. Discovered in association with a flat cemetery (see CW007-142----). (Hughs 2009, 46; Doyle, 2009; 7)

References:

Hughs J. (2009) 'Moyle Big Two pits, furrows, linear feature' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 46 (193). Bray. Wordwell

Doyle T. 2009 N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Kilcullen to Powerstown. Archaeological Services Contract No. 4 - Resolution, Prumpelstown to Powerstown. Final Report on archaeological investigations at site E2596, in the townland of Rathcrogue, Co. Carlow. Unpublished report, Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd., Cork

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 10 November 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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