What is recorded here
Excavated (Licence no. E3918) in advance of the construction of the Tyrrelstown to N2 Link Road, this monument consisted of an oval kiln. (1.2m x 0.5m). It contained a single mixed deposit including charcoal identified as alder, hazel, ash, cherry/blackthorn and willow/poplar. No charred grain was recovered. The kiln was radiocarbon dated to the middle Iron Age (160 BC – AD 50) (O’Hara R. 2008, 2).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 6 February 2015
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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