Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Barrysbrook, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barrysbrook
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.34738, -7.23401
- SMR number
- OF010-386----
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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
Twelve pieces of brushwood (diam. 0.02-0.04m) and a light roundwood (L 2.85m; Wth 1.32m min.; D 0.1m min.). The elements (L 0.3m max.) are dispersed and slope obliquely into the peat. The wood is in moderate condition and set in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with some Eriophorum. This is one of a number of sites running along the line of a possible palaeo-channel orientated in a N direction across the bog, which includes SMR OF010-385---- located 11m to the N. 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
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