Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Rathdrum, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathdrum
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.30524, -7.35306
- SMR number
- OF010-197----
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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 dense bed of twigs with a small amount of light brushwood (Wth 1.42m; D 0.09m). The surface of the site is level and it is deepest at its centre, where the brushwood occurs, reducing to 0.03m in depth at the sides. The site is in moderately humified Sphagnum peat. This is one of five closely situated sites along a 6m length of the drain including SMR OF010-199---- partially underlying the site in the drain face on the N side and SMR OF010-198---- 0.1m above, 0.42m further to the NE. SMR OF010-200---- and SMR OF010-201---- are to the NE. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2001. 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
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.