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Metalworking site

Ahanaglogh, County Waterford, Ireland

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Townland
Ahanaglogh
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.19263, -7.44599
SMR number
WA015-106003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Excavated (98E0575) as part of Area 16 of the N25 Kilmacthomas re-alignment. Six ironworking hearths (dims. 0.8m x 0.65m; D 0.15m to 1.15m x 0.96m; D 0.22m) which were cut or burned into the ground in a confined area (dims. c. 6m x c. 5m) were excavated. The hearths contained layers of charcoal and slag. There were no artefacts, but charcoal from one of the hearths produced a C14 determination of cal. AD 660-990. The kiln (WA015-106004-) was c. 4m SW of the hearths. The late medieval iron-working site (WA015-106005-) is c. 25m to the ESE. (Tierney and Elliot 2008)

Compiled by: Michael Moore.

Date of upload: 17th December, 2010.

Tierney, J. and Elliot, R. 2008 Early medieval iron-smithing and corn-drying kiln: Area 16, Ahanaglogh td. Licence No. 98E0575. In Johnston, P., Kiely, J. & Tierney, J. 2008 Near the bend in the river, 101-6. NRA Scheme Monographs, No. 3. Dublin.

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