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Burnt spread

Clongeen, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt spread, Clongeen, County Wexford, 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
Clongeen
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.29615, -6.76656
SMR number
WX040-097002-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on the SW bank of a NW-SE stream. Archaeological testing (06E0187) in advance of development uncovered a layer of burnt stone and charcoal-rich clay (L c. 14m; T 0.1m) lying directly on subsoil beneath c. 0.2-0.3m of topsoil (McLoughlin 2006b, 7-8). This was further investigated (06E0834) and appears to have been an area where limestone was crushed and shattered with heat, perhaps preparatory to inclusion in a lime-kiln (Purcell 2009).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 19 February, 2013

References

McLoughlin, C. 2006b Archaeological testing report, Clongeen, Co. Wexford. Licence No. 06E0187. Unpublished report. Stafford McLoughlin Archaeology.

Purcell, J. 2009. Clongeen. Early Christian millrace, burnt area and anomalous features. In I. Bennett (Ed.) Escavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 553-4, No. 2097. Dublin, Wordwell

Nearby in the register

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

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