Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Ballydaly, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballydaly
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.28161, -7.76174
- SMR number
- OF015-139----
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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 series of stakes and some brushwood (Wth 1.7m; D 0.6m) at the base of the drain and in the adjacent drain face. The stakes (L 0.3m min.; diam. 0.022-0.052m) occur at angles of 30-80°. A clear arrangement or alignment of stakes cannot be determined. Woodworking is apparent on a number of pieces. Wood species identified are predominantly ash, with oak and birch also recorded. The wood sits in well-humified Sphagnum peat containing frequent Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1996. 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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.