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Excavation - miscellaneous

Ballybar Lower, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Excavation - miscellaneous, Ballybar Lower, 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
Ballybar Lower
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.78800, -6.92118
SMR number
CW012-117----

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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 E2620). A series of pits and features of varied sizes with no apparent order were excavated. Finds included prehistoric pottery, and a flint lozenge-shaped arrowhead. One feature was confirmed as a corn-drying kiln (see CW012-157----) and another as a cremation pit (CW012-158----) during post-excavation analysis. A second kiln (CW012-156----) was located c. 15m to the E. (Hackett, L. 2009, 38; Hackett L. and Hanbridge R. 2009)

References:

Hackett, L. (2009) 'Ballybar Lower Prehistoric activity' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 38 (157). Bray. Wordwell

Hackett L. and Hanbridge R. (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 E2620, in the townland of Ballybar Lower, Co. Carlow. Unpublished report, Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd., Cork

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 19 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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