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Kiln

Cooksland, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Kiln, Cooksland, County Meath, 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
Cooksland
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.52409, -6.55686
SMR number
ME038-076----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

Situated on a fairly level landscape. Archaeological centre-line testing (04E0415) by J. Dempsey of Testing Area 1, Contract 2, prior to the construction of the M3 motorway in March to May 2004 (excavations.ie: 2004:1336) identified archaeological material, which was completely excavated (E003057) by S. Linnane as Cooksland 1 in July 2006, although the material had suffered in the interim (excavations.ie 2006:1537). When first identified (Dempsey 2004, 28-9) it consisted of a fire-reddened subsoil base with fills of small heat-shattered stones, lenses of oxidised clay, charcoal and charcoal-flecked silty clay. When finally excavated only the fire-reddened oxidized clay base (diam. 1m; T0.13m) remained (Linnane 2008).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 26 April, 2022

References

Dempsey, J. 2004 M3 Clonee – North of Kells, Contract 2 Dunshaughlin - Navan, Report on the Archaeological Assessment of Testing Area 1, Roestown, Cooksland, County Meath. Licence: 04E0415. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services

Linnane, S. J. 2008 M3 Clonee - North of Kells, Contract 2 Dunshaughlin - Navan. Final Report on the Archaeological Excavation of Cooksland 1, Co. Meath. Licence: E003057. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services

Nearby in the register

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

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