Field system in Mooretown (nethercross By.) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

In early medieval times, people farmed a long strip of land in Mooretown, dividing it into angular fields and curved boundaries. They built a small round house with a sunken floor, dug pits for storage or disposal, and crossed a causeway into a southern annex. The absence of pottery suggests they relied on wood, cloth and metal rather than ceramic dishes. Modern development revealed the layout, preserving a quiet snapshot of daily life before written records.

Geophysical survey (Licence no. 05R170) undertaken in advance of development S of the Rathbeale road identified the S limit of an enclosure (DU011-144001-) and a field system. Similar to the N field system (DU011-144003-) this field system (170m N-S x 145m E-W) consists of sub-rectangular enclosures and curvilinear features. Test excavation (Licence no. 08E0303) confirmed the presence of a series of ditches, pits and a small roundhouse or hut (3.75m diam.) with a sunken floor. A causeway was also identified related to the S annex. The overwhelming absence of medieval pottery is considered to indicate the date of occupation of the complex to the largely aceramic early medieval period (Frazer 2008, 61). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 4 February 2015

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