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Kiln

Drumcar, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Kiln, Drumcar, County Louth, 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
Drumcar
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.85000, -6.38726
SMR number
LH018-078----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Located on the S-facing slope of the valley of a small canalised E-W stream. Archaeological testing (20E0443) by L. Clarke identified a burnt spread (LH018-079----) and this feature which was c. 40m up the slope (excavations.ie 2020:420). It appeared as an oval pit (dims 0.77m x 0.52m; D 0.14m) with a single fill of dark grey sandy clay with moderate inclusions of burnt stone, charcoal and burnt clay, indicating its use as a kiln. About 6m to the W was a circular pit (dims 0.54m x 0.52m; D 0.1m) with a single fill of yellow/brown sandy clay with charcoal flecks and burnt stone material that yielded a piece of burnt flint. Both features were completely excavated. (Clarke 2021, 7-8)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 4 May 2021

Clarke, L. 2021 Report on Archaeological Assessment at Red Barn, Drumcar Rd. Dunleer, Co. Louth. Licence: 20E0443. Unpublished report, ACSU

Nearby in the register

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

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