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Hut site

Knockhouse Lower, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, Knockhouse Lower, County Waterford, 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
Knockhouse Lower
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.25291, -7.15608
SMR number
WA009-028----

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

First identified in testing (03E1975) by Melanie McQuade of Margaret Gowan and Co. in advance of a new road at the NW edge of Waterford city (McQuade 2006a, 503), and subsequently fully excavated (03E1879) by the same excavator. A circular hut-site (diam. 3.2m) was defined by a slot-trench (Wth 0.12-0.19m) with post-holes defining the entrance (Wth 0.4m) at SE, and with a central post-hole. There were a number of small pits in the area and a large hearth (diam. 1-1.2m; D 0.06-0.14m) with stake-holes 7.4m to the SW, which might be contemporary, but features with Neolithic carinated pottery are also present (WA009-027----). Enclosure (WA009-031----) is c. 100m to the NE. (McQuade 2006)

McQuade, M. (2006a) Knockhouse Lower/Carrickpherish/Bawndaw. Potential hearth and pit. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 503, No. 1900. Wordwell. Bray.
McQuade, M. (2006b) Knockhouse Lower. Hut, hearth and series of pits. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 504-05, No.1905. Wordwell. Bray.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 26 August 2010

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

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