Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Donaghmore, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Donaghmore
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.00339, -6.45912
- SMR number
- LH006-060003-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · 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
A small section of a U-shaped fosse (D c. 1.15m) was discovered in 1979 during construction works associated with the installation of a septic tank. It was situated c. 14m WSW of the entrance of souterrain (LH006-060001-). Fragments of burnt bone and animal bone were noted in the fill of the fosse. (Unpublished report by Paul Gosling, October 1979) (SMR file).
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 13 December 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.