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Kiln — corn-drying in Marshes Upper

Kiln — corn-drying
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Figure-of-eight shaped feature (L 1.6m; Wth 0.9m) discovered during the development of playing pitches at Dundalk Institute of Technology (Excavation Licence No. 02E0008). Possibly the base of a corn-drying kiln tentatively dated to the late Iron Age. Covered and preserved in situ. (Mossop 2002, 13-14 and 42; Mossop 2004, 375) References: Mossop, M. 2002 Archaeological monitoring and investigations, Dundalk Institute of Technology, County Louth. Unpublished archaeological report. National Monuments Section, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin Mossop, M. 2004 Marshes Upper, Dundalk. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 375-8 (No. 1335). Bray. Wordwell. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 01 December 2011

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