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Burnt spread

Afaddy Or Silverspring, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt spread, Afaddy Or Silverspring, 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
Afaddy Or Silverspring
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.31897, -7.26065
SMR number
KK042-054----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

In a flat valley at the base of a NE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge, running down to a stream. There is a spring 16m to the ESE. One of five burnt spreads (KK042-054----; KK042-055----; KK042-056----; KK042-057----; KK042-058----) identified along this valley floor. A slightly raised mound (dims. 10m N-S; 11.4m E-W; H 0.7m) of burnt material consisting of fire-cracked stones and charcoal in a black soil matrix (min. D 0.25m).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 10 August 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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