Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Furnace
Taduff East, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Taduff East
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.40520, -8.03081
- SMR number
- RO051-111----
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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
On a slight W-facing slope. Archaeological excavation during 2007 as part of the Athlone to Ballinasloe N6 road development revealed a concentration of four furnaces in a small area (c. 35 sq. m). These consisted of pits (diam. 1m-1.45m; D 0.2m) with three deposits including metal slag and charcoal. Rake-out pits were also present. Four C14 dates ranged between cal. AD 1296-1401 to cal. AD 1469-1633, providing medieval and post-medieval dates for the furnaces. (Conboy 2010c; 2010f, 9-14, 30).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Amended: 25 November, 2013
References
Conboy, G. 2010c Taduff East 2: Furnaces. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 417, No. 1516. Dublin. Wordwell.
Conboy, G. 2010f N6 Ballinasloe–Athlone National Road Scheme: final report on the excavation of a burnt mound in the townland of Tarduff East, Co. Roscommon
E3272 Taduff East 2. Valerie J. Keeley Ltd. PDF report available on CD-ROM in N. Jackman, C. Moore and C. Rynne 2013 The Mill at Kilbegly: an archaeological investigation on the route of the M6 Ballinasloe to Athlone national road scheme. NRA Scheme Monographs 12. Dublin. National Roads Authority.
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