Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Platform - peatland
Edercloon, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Edercloon
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.81493, -7.89671
- SMR number
- LF004-015----
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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
A small platform (L 3.3m; Wth 2.66m; D 0.21m), orientated NW-SE, consisted an upper layer of parallel brushwood (diam. 0.03-0.05m; L. 2.18m max.) and roundwood (diam. 0.09-0.1m; L 3m max.). The wood was laid one to two pieces deep but was deposited in two separate groups between which, in the centre, was a gap of 0.7m. A lower layer consisted of a deposit of irregularly laid twigs and occasional brushwood covering an area of approximately 1m square. The wood in the upper layer lay directly below topsoil and was in a poor condition. The lower layer was moderately preserved. Metal-cut toolmarks were present on pieces in both layers (Moore and O’Connor 2009a, 25, EDC 14).
Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data kindly supplied by Caitríona Moore.
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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