Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Lisdermot, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisdermot
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.29796, -7.80151
- SMR number
- OF015-346----
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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 roundwood (diam. 0.14m) and a piece of brushwood (diam. 0.055m) orientated NE-SW (L 0.91m; Wth 0.2m; D 0.14m). A degraded toolmark is evident on one piece which is burnt on its underside. The material occurs in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and some ericaceous root. SMR OF015-325----, SMR OF015-430----, SMR OF015-365----, SMR OF015-414----, SMR OF015-446----, SMR OF015-447---- and SMR OF015-448---- are located nearby. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1997. 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
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
- Road - class 2 togherunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.