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Charcoal-making site in Cappakeel

Charcoal-making site
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New monument uncovered during excavation by Ros O Maolduin under licence number 03E0633 in advance of the M7 Heath-Mayfield motorway scheme. The excavation at site F at Cappakeel townland revealed a prehistoric ring-ditch (LA009-050), a linear ditch (LA009-051) of medieval date and a series of charcoal production pits. A large number of pits following a discernible pattern and interpreted as charcoal-production pits were uncovered. They were all subrectangular, measuring 2m by 1m, were quite shallow, packed with charcoal, and portrayed evidence of intense burning in situ (Bennett 2006, 289). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

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