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Hearth

Runnabackan, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hearth, Runnabackan, 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
Runnabackan
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.67621, -8.32170
SMR number
RO034-110----

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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

Archaeological testing (09E0525) of an extensive area in the vicinity of moated site (RO034-070----) and barrow (RO034-071----) recovered evidence of a hearth in a baked clay oval area (dims 1.6m E-W; 0.95m N-S) with charcoal and a grey core (dims 0.35m x 0.23m). (Morahan 2009, 6; 2012)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 6 July, 2012

References

Morahan, L. 2009 Results and findings from pre-development test trenches at Runnabackan townland, Oran, Co. Roscommon. L. Morahan. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Licence no. 09E0525.

Morahan, L. 2012 Runabackan: various. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2009: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 185-6, No. 713. Dublin. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

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

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