Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hearth
Doonmoon, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doonmoon
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.42645, -8.44594
- SMR number
- LI040-279----
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In reclaimed pasture, a ring-ditch (LI040-108----) with associated pits and kiln (LI040-108001-/002-) was excavated 235m to the W. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Excavations prior to the construction of the Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline revealed a hearth (Site 2/23/1A) and post holes excavated by Gowen in 1986 (Gowen 1988, 180). Hearth has been fully excavated.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 9 July 2021
References
Gowen, M. 1988 Three Irish gas pipelines: new archaeological evidence in Munster. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Pitunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.