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Burnt pit

Killoran (Moyne Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt pit, Killoran (Moyne Par.), County Tipperary North, 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
Killoran (Moyne Par.)
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.75198, -7.69832
SMR number
TN036-050013-

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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)
  • 1868 · 4. 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

Situated on a sandy glacial knoll with nearby Killoran house to the W. A burnt pit cutting on earlier linear field ditch was discovered during soil stripping for a sand and gravel quarry. The site consists of an oblong pit (dims. L 2.5m; Wth 1.3m; D 0.3m) the base of which contained charred timbers and charcoal. The N face of the pit was fire reddened indicating in situ burning. The pit contained a fill of small and medium sized limestone boulders within a matrix of silty clay and charcoal. Two fragments of coarse wheel-turned pottery and a small iron object were recovered from this fill. (Stevens 1999, 146-7).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.

Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Nearby in the register

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

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