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Hut site

Drinnanstown South, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, Drinnanstown South, County Kildare, 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
Drinnanstown South
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.22160, -6.92656
SMR number
KD017-050----

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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)
  • 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

Identified in 2001 through the monitoring of topsoil-stripping on the E slope of Boston Hill (OD 538 feet) to facilitate the expansion of a quarry (Excavations 2001, No. 638, 01E0916 www.excavations.ie), and excavated in 2001 (Excavation Licence No. 02E1371: www.excavations.ie). A semicircular area (int diam. 6.5m) was defined by a slot-trench (Wth 0.4m; av. D 0.3m) with a large, oval post-hole (diams. L 0.7m; Wth 0.4m) at the N terminus and a smaller post-hole (diams. L 0.5m; Wth 0.3m) at the S terminus. Two similar, oblong pits (dims. L 1m; Wth 0.6m; D 0.4m) lay c. 3m from the S exterior and contained charcoal-rich fills. One large (L 0.42m; Wth 0.55m) and two smaller (L 0.22m; Wth 0.18m and L 0.2m; Wth 0.16m) post-holes were situated on the W exterior of the slot-trench and respected the curve of the slot-trench, forming a parallel arc 1.2m from its external edge. One small stake-hole (diam. 0.12m) was situated on the interior of the site. During pre-excavation field-walking of the area, several artefacts were found, including a probably Bronze Age arrowhead, several flint fragments and half a spindle-whorl.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 10 June 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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