County: Offaly Site name: BALLYDERMOT SOUTH BOG, Ballysooghan North/Clonbrosk Little/Clonbrown/ Killinthomas/Rathangan
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 04E1001
Author: Sinclair Turrell, Archaeological Development Services Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 664352m, N 721398m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.239062, -7.035952
Ballydermot South Bog is situated south of Edenderry, west of the unclassified road from Edenderry to Rathangan, which forms its eastern limit. It is bordered to the north by Ballydermot North Bog and to the east by private bog and pastureland. To the south is a small area of private bog, beyond which is pastureland. Ballydermot South Bog covers an area of 300ha and is part of the Bord na Móna Derrygreenagh/Allen group of works.
Ballydermot South has 63 fields running north-south. The fields and drains in the southern part of the bog are in good condition but are frequently overgrown north of the railway line. To the east of the bog are some low, wet overgrown fields.
Seven sites were identified and recorded at Ballydermot South. All of these were wood remains, most being single pieces. None were dated, but, as most were ex situ and lay in redeposited peat, it is thought that they were relatively modern in date.
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