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House - Neolithic

Rathcrogue, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - Neolithic, 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
52.80094, -6.88009
SMR number
CW007-138----

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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)
  • 1811 · 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 E2591, Site B, area 2, 'structure B'). Seventeen postholes formed an outer sub-circular structure with seven possible internal postholes, one stakehole, two areas of burning and one pit. In total twelve pottery sherds were recovered from this structure dating to the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. A radio carbon date of BC 3607-3522 was obtained from one of the internal postholes, which also contained three pottery sherds from a single vessel dating to the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age period. This structure was found immediately to the E of a possible Bronze Age House (see also CW007-137----). (Doyle T. 2009, 24-26)

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 09 June 2014

References

Hughes J. 2009 Rathcrogue Bronze Age settlement site. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 48-9 (201). 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 E2591, in the townland of Rathcrogue, Co. Carlow. Unpublished report, Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd., Cork

Nearby in the register

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

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