What is recorded here

Miltown, Meath: A single stake leans at 45 degrees beside a drain, its chisel point cut by a flat metal blade. The top is worn smooth, the bottom still sharp enough to suggest purpose. Whoever drove it into the peatland understood pressure, angle and patience.

A single stake cut using a flat metal blade. The stake was exposed on the field surface close to the drain edge. It sat at a 45º angle and retained a worked end, a chisel point made using a flat metal blade. The top was milled and its original length is unknown. The stake was sampled for radiocarbon dating and wood species analysis. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

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