Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Killeen (coolestown By.), County Offaly, Ireland
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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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 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
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- 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.