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Structure - peatland

Killeen (Coolestown By.), County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Structure - peatland, Killeen, County Offaly, 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
Killeen (Coolestown By.)
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Npt indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.30569, -7.23981
SMR number
OF010-476----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

A band of light brushwood, roundwoods (diam. 0.07-0.1m) and twigs (Wth 1.5m; D 0.32m) orientated N-S in opposing drain faces. It is not possible to determine if all of the wood is archaeologically significant. The elements are slightly spaced apart with a small number of pieces lying at a greater distance from the main, central group. The wood is in poor condition and one piece has been identified as birch. The site sits in moderately humified fen peat. Radiocarbon dated to 3501-3099 cal. BC (UCD 0216).
SMR OF010-475---- is 1m above this site. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2001.

The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh, Re-assessed and revised by: Margaret Keane

Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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