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Structure - peatland

Killavally, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Structure - peatland, Killavally, 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
Killavally
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.36862, -7.38765
SMR number
WM039-020----

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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

A deposit of brushwood and roundwoods in the base of a possible erosion gully (Wth 2.95m; D 1.04m). The gully is approximately V-shaped and five irregularly laid and unevenly spaced roundwoods (Wth 0.81m; D 0.52m) are located at its base. The roundwoods (diam. 0.065-0.1m) are in a poor condition. At the NE end of the gully, is a compact deposit (Wth 0.53m; D 0.13m) of ten pieces of unevenly spaced light brushwood with occasional twigs, laid 1-2 pieces deep. One piece of brushwood has evidence for branch-trimming performed with a metal tool. Wood species include willow, hazel, alder, birch and oak. The wooden deposits are situated in moderately to well-humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum. The gully cuts through well-humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum. It is located 1m SE of SMR WM039-019----.

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 02 August 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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