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
- Coordinates
- 53.77810, -7.95423
- SMR number
- RO024-060----
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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
This site was located in the industrial peatlands of Cloonshannagh Bog. It was first recorded in the 2013 Reassessment Peatland Survey as a possible platform site, exposed in section, in an E-facing drain (Whitaker 2014).
The site was excavated in 2014 (licence 14E0274) and dated cal. 1877–1635 BC. The site appeared to represent a roundwood fence-type structure, orientated N-S. It was constructed of four vertical roundwood pegs, which had brushwood and roundwood elements intertwined and woven between them. The wood was species identified to alder, ash and birch. The worked ends were eroded, and composed of small facets. Elements identified in the opposing drain face c. 5m south of the excavated cutting appeared to represent a continuation of the structure (Coughlan and Whitaker 2019).
Compiled by: Femke Vleeshouwer/Jane Whitaker/Tim Coughlan
Date of upload: 15 April 2020
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 Unpublished report submitted to DOEHLG & BnM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 Unpublished report prepared by ADS for Bord na Móna.
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.