Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Rathfeston, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathfeston
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.26256, -7.30173
- SMR number
- OF018-115----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Two light roundwoods and three pieces of mixed brushwood (L 1.88m min.; Wth 1.22m; D 0.05m). The pieces are irregularly laid and widely spaced. Woodworking with a metal tool is evidenced. The elements are at the boundary between poorly humified and well-humified Sphagnum and Eriophorum peats. SMR OF018-109---- is approximately 1.4m to the N. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2001. 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
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.