Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Edercloon, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Edercloon
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.81505, -7.89648
- SMR number
- LF004-005----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
An irregular deposit (L 2.57m min.; Wth 1.54m; D 0.15m;) of 28 pieces of brushwood (diam. 0.01‑0.035m), two roundwoods (diam. 0.065‑0.075m) and six uprights. The uprights were set at angles of 45‑90°. The wood was in a moderate condition with between 5 -100% bark remaining and metal‑cut toolmarks present on several pieces. The deposit lay 0.35m above the ENE edge of a togher (LF004‑004‑‑‑‑) and c. 2m NW of another deposit (LF004‑047‑‑‑‑), which was at the same level. A single piece of ash from the structure was radiocarbon dated revealing a date range of cal AD 640‑860 (WK‑20950) (Moore and O’Connor 2009a, 17, EDC 2).
Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data kindly supplied by Caitríona Moore.
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Road - class 1 togherunder 1 mi
- Road - class 2 togherunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.