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Enclosure

Tullyallen, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Tullyallen, 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
Tullyallen
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.72540, -6.40924
SMR number
LH024-056----

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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

Discovered prior to road construction in 2000 (Excavation Licence 00E0944), however a substantial portion of the site was damaged by heavy machinery prior to excavation. Two sections of a curving ditch, possibly an enclosure (estimated diam. 14m) were uncovered. There was a gap of 2.5m between the two sections, possibly an entrance. An 8m stretch of the northern section had an average Wth of 1.3m and D of 0.5m. A 6m stretch of the second section had an average Wth of 1.9m and D of 0.6m. A large quantity of struck flint was recovered from both sections. A bowl furnace (diam. 0.47m; D 0.18m) filled with slag was located c. 6m to the N of this possible enclosure. (Campbell 2002, 243-4)

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 26 June 2013

References

Campbell, K. 2002 Tullyallen 6. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2000: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 243-4 (No. 719). Bray. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

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

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