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-024-056---. 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: 18th April, 2011

References

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 Unpublished report submitted to DOEHLG & BnM

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 Unpublished report prepared by ADS for Bord na Móna.

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 Unpublished report submitted to DOEHLG & BNM.

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 Unpublished report, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.