Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Lemanaghan, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lemanaghan
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.28410, -7.75954
- SMR number
- OF015-194----
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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 loose arrangement (Wth 1.74m; D 0.35m) of brushwood (diam. 0.019-0.042m) and a single, light roundwood. The site appears to be orientated NW-SE direction and contains longitudinal and transverse components although a distinct structure is not evident. A number of pieces are cut to chisel and wedge points. The wood is spread across two peat strata and is unlikely to be contemporary. The lower layer is well-humified but slightly more so than the upper layer; both layers are composed of Sphagnum peat with some fibrous roots. The lower layer also contains some Eriophorum. 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
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