Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Derryaroge, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derryaroge
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.68797, -7.93747
- SMR number
- LF017-027----
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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
This structure (L 1.81m; D 0.1m) was composed of a number of birch roundwoods, which may have been worked with stone implements. One piece (L 1.18m; diam. 0.1m) had been worked from 0.4m to a point with facets of 0.03-0.05m in width. There were wood chips in the vicinity.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin.
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
- Road - class 2 togherunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.