What is recorded here

Situated on flat bogland. Excavation revealed a wooden trackway consisting of an irregular dump of brushwood resting on a layer of burnt stone and charcoal. A date of 1212 BC +/- 9yrs was obtained from a collapsed oak lying directly on top of the brushwood. (Stevens 1999, Killoran 235, 76-7) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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