Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Excavation — miscellaneous in Farranastack

Excavation — miscellaneous
View what I want to do
No photo yet

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

A shallow sub-oval pit was excavated here in 2003 (Dowd 2005, area 2). Oak charcoal from the primary fill of the pit was dated to between AD 1020 and 1270. The pit contained six pieces of iron slag which appear to represent the residues of iron smelting. Analysis of the slag showed that it contained tap slag which is produced in a shaft furnace indicating that such a furnace was in use nearby. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 26 August 2013

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.