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Burnt mound

Ossoryhill, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt mound, Ossoryhill, County Kilkenny, 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
Ossoryhill
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.69070, -7.12967
SMR number
KK015-084----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In an upland river valley running NW-SE, at the base of an E-facing slope. This burnt mound was uncovered by the local landowner during land reclamation of the area. A large circular mound (10m NE-SW; 15m NW-SE; approx. H 1-1.5m) of fire-cracked sandstone with some charcoal visible within the matrix of the exposed soil. There is no evidence of a trough or any depression within the mound which may suggest a possible trough area. The depth and volume of the burnt stone (approx. D 2m) may suggest that this mound has been formed as a result of industrial activity. A fulacht fiadh (KK015-078----) is located approx. 100m to the N.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien and Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 23 January 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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