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Platform - peatland

Caul, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Platform - peatland, Caul, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Caul
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.77601, -7.95699
SMR number
RO030-025----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This platform was a hurdle panel (L c. 2m; Wth 1m) and was visible on the field surface, 20m N of the togher (RO030-024----), towards its NW end. It was orientated NE-SW and was truncated by a drain on its S side. It was composed entirely of poor to moderately preserved light brushwood that included six sails interwoven with tightly packed rods that were up to 0.01m apart. The elements ranged from 0.015 to 0.04m in diameter. The underlying peat was composed of poorly humified Sphagnum-rich peat with moderate Calluna and Eriophorum inclusions. It produced a C14 date of AD 30-130. Platform (RO030-026----) is c. 50m to the NE.

Compiled by: Michael Moore/Ros O Maoldúin

Date of upload: 12th April, 2011.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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