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Charcoal-making site

Lugduff (Ballinacor North By.), County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Charcoal-making site, Lugduff, County Wicklow, 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
Lugduff (Ballinacor North By.)
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.00226, -6.34850
SMR number
WI023-029010-

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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)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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 to the W and SW of Reefert Church, Glendalough (WI023-028001-). Nine platforms (WI023-029002- to WI023-029010-) ranging in size from 5m x 3.6m to 18m x 13m. Seven of these were probably used for charcoal burning; the two others may be hut platforms. (Healy 1972, p. 84, 146)

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 17 October 2012

References

Healy, P. 1972 Supplementary survey of ancient monuments at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Unpublished OPW report.

Nearby in the register

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

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