Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure - peatland
Ballynakill (coolestown By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynakill (coolestown By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.29889, -7.09707
- SMR number
- OF019-121----
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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
An irregular deposit of twelve pieces of mixed brushwood and occasional twigs on the field surface (L 2.72m min.; Wth 1.12m min.; D 0.07m). The pieces of brushwood have a similar NE-SW orientation trend apart from one piece at the W extent which is orientated E-W. The twigs underlie the brushwood. This site is in poorly to moderately humified Sphagnum peat with occasional Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. It is located 0.06m below the hurdle SMR OF019-035----, which is 0.2m to the S. SMR OF019-034---- and SMR OF019-036---- are located within 5m. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2002. 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
- 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.