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Structure - peatland

Tomisky, County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Structure - peatland, Tomisky, County Longford, 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
Tomisky
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.81549, -7.89858
SMR number
LF004-049----

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

This structure (L 6.1m; Wth 5.5m; D 0.23m) consisted of an irregular and widely dispersed deposit of c. 47 roundwoods (diam. 0.06-0.11m; L 0.2-0.3m) and c. 20 pieces of brushwood (diam. 0.025-0.055m; L 0.09-0.72m) laid one piece deep. The wood was in a moderate to good state of preservation, however, the majority of the elements were broken and little appeared to be in situ. Metal-cut toolmarks were evident throughout. Two sherds of post-medieval pottery were recovered from the peat around it, further suggesting disturbance. A wide variety of wood species was used, including willow, hazel, ash, alder, birch and apple-type. It was located 3.4m SW of another structure (LF004-048----) (Moore and O'Connor 2009b, 14-15, TOM 2).

Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data kindly supplied by Caitríona Moore.

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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