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Structure - peatland

Pass of Kilbride, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Structure - peatland, Pass of Kilbride, County Westmeath, 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
Pass of Kilbride
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.44064, -7.20395
SMR number
WM034-011----

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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)
  • 1811 · 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

Two roundwoods and four pieces of brushwood (Wth 1.1m; D 0.4m). The pieces are irregularly but closely laid. The roundwoods (diam. 0.08-0.15m) and overlie the brushwood (diam. 0.02-0.05m). The wood is in good condition and there is one metal-cut chisel point present. This site lies in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum. SMR WM034-017---- lies 0.16m below this site.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 26 July 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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