Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Platform - peatland
Cloonshannagh (ballintober North By., Roosky Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonshannagh (ballintober North By., Roosky Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.77828, -7.95335
- SMR number
- RO024-044----
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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
Situated in Cloonshannagh bog, c. 20m ESE of the E end of togher (RO024-024----) and c. 38m NNE of platform (RO024-045----). This platform (Wth 2.3m; T 0.5m) was 0.5m below the field surface. It was orientated E-W and was composed of moderately well preserved tightly packed randomly laid roundwood and brushwood, in two clusters laid 0.4m apart. The elements were densely laid up to 0.06m apart within each of the clusters. The roundwood and brushwood ranged from 0.06 to 0.1m and from 0.01 to 0.05m in diameter, respectively The underlying peat was composed of moderately humified Sphagnum-rich peat with occasional Eriophorum inclusions.
Compiled by: Ros O Maoldúin/Michael Moore
Date of upload: 15th April, 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.