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Hearth

Crosses (Monaghan by; Monaghan par.), County Monaghan, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hearth, Crosses (Monaghan by, County Monaghan, 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
Crosses (Monaghan by; Monaghan par.)
County
Monaghan
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.26645, -6.98854
SMR number
MO009-071----

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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)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · 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 a steep S facing slope of a drumlin. It was discovered during monitoring in advance of construction (Excavation Licence 00E0011). It was oval in shape (dims 1.6m x 0.9m, D 0.15m) with a stakehole cut into its base and it was filled with a charcoal-rich, burnt soil. A second hearth (MO009-070----) was situated c. 1.5m to the W and a third hearth (MO009-069----) c. 60m W. (McLoughlin and Stafford 2000, 2)

Date of upload: 14 April 2011

References

McLoughlin, C. and Stafford, E. 2000, Stratigraphic Report of Monitoring and Excavation at the Crosses, Co Monaghan. Unpublished report, Licence No. 00E0011, Archaeological Development Services Ltd.

Nearby in the register

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

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