Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Bunsallagh, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bunsallagh
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.37869, -7.29910
- SMR number
- OF003-028----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A deposit of six pieces of brushwood and some twigs on the field surface (L 3.29m; Wth 0.65m; D 0.11m). The brushwood (diam. 0.015-0.055m) is regularly spaced and orientated NW-SE. A single wedge point is evident. The wood is in poor condition and set in well-humified Sphagnum peat with some Eriophorum. SMR OF003-029---- is 2.16m to the NE and the sites appear to converge to the N. SMR OF003-026---- and SMR OF003-027---- are c. 5m to the SW. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2002. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument.
The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.