What is recorded here

Hearth in Corrin is an informal fire pit excavated in 2003 near a charcoal-making site in County Cork. It consists of a shallow charcoal spread resting on bright orange oxidised clay, marking a place where people likely warmed themselves or cooked before leaving behind no house wall. The red soil still holds the heat of that forgotten flame.

One of two hearths (see CO035-120----) discovered during archaeological testing in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass and subsequently excavated in 2003. A charcoal spread (0.9m x 0.8m; D 0.025m) overlying a deposit of bright orange/red oxidised clay was discovered c. 5.5m SE of a charcoal-making site (CO035-118----). This was interpreted as the remains of an informal hearth (O'Connell 2006e, 38). The other hearth (CO035-120----), which dates to the early medieval period, is c. 10m to the SE. Another early medieval hearth (CO035-121----) was found in the immediate vicinity. (O'Connell 2006d; 2006e) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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