Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt pit
Loughlion, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughlion
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.15307, -6.92799
- SMR number
- KD022-109----
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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
'Site 8', Loughlion was found 66m east of a burnt mound (KD022-108----). It was excavated (Thaddeus C. Breen, Licence No. 01E0846: www.excavations.ie) and comprised an oval pit, 0.9m by 0.5m and 0.34m deep, containing three fills, only the uppermost of which contained charcoal. Beside it was a smaller pit, in the bottom of which a small whetstone was found. Nearby were two more small pits, a possible post-hole and some spade cultivation furrows.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 23 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.