Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Bewley, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bewley
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.10691, -7.81438
- SMR number
- WA029-026002-
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
A midden was investigated at the rath (WA029-026001-) or in its vicinity (Ussher 1885-6, 365-6) when bones, pottery and what might be a stone maul were found, but the locatin of the midden cannot be identified now.
Ussher, R. J. (1885-6) A description of objects found in the kitchen middens of raths, JRSAI 17, 362-68.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 26 July 2011
References
Ussher, R.J. 1885 A description of objects found in the kitchen middens of raths. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 17, 362-68.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.