Structure - peatland

The National Monuments Service's description

This site was located in the industrial peatlands of Cloonshannagh Bog. Excavations in 2010 (Rohan & Whitaker 2013) revealed that four sites previously identified as Platforms during the 2007/2008 Archaeological Survey of Ireland Peatland Survey (Rohan 2009) formed part of a linear togher, which is described under RO024-025----. The other platform sites are RO024-048--- and RO-024-057---. The 2013 Re-assessment Survey (Whitaker 2014) recorded this site at thirteen sightings CLS115a-m (partial sightings of a-d remained after the 2010 excavations) and in 2014 sighting ‘d’ was excavated (Coughlan & Whitaker 2019).

Edited by: Femke Vleeshouwer/Jane Whitaker, 16 April 2020

Original date of upload: 15th April, 2011

References

Rohan, N. 2009 Peatland survey 2007 and 2008, Blackwater, Derryfadda, Coolnagun, Moutdillon group of bogs: counties Offaly, Galway, Longford, Westmeath and Roscommon. Ireland. Archaeological Development Services. Unpublished report, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Rohan, N, & Whitaker J. 2013 Preliminary Excavation Report on Excavations in Caul, Cloonmore and Cloonshannagh Townlands, Cloonshannagh Bog, Co Roscommon. Unpublished report submitted to DOEHLG & BNM.

Whitaker, J. 2014 Re‐assessment Peatland Survey 2013, Blackwater, Boora, Derrydreenagh, Mountdillon Group of Bogs, County Offaly, Longford, Westmeath and Roscommon. Unpublished report prepared by ADS for Bord na Móna.

Coughlan, T & Whitaker, J 2019 Final excavation report Cloonshannagh Bog, Co Roscommon. Bord na Mona Peatland Archaeological Services 2014-2017. Unpublished report submitted to DOEHLG & BnM