What is recorded here
A deposit of three distinct layers of roundwoods, brushwood and twigs (Wth 1.28m; D 0.34m) in opposing drain faces. The substructure consists of five roundwoods and some brushwood orientated WSW-ENE. The superstructure is composed of two layers. The upper layer consists of densely packed brushwood and beds of twigs orientated WSW-ENE. The lower layer is primarily composed of widely spaced brushwood and beds of twigs orientated NNW-SSE. The site is deepest at its centre, tapering towards the edges, with a number of possible outlying elements above and below the main concentration. The majority of these outliers may constitute separate sites as their association to the site is unclear. A small number of metal-cut toolmarks are present but these are quite degraded. Wood species include birch, hazel, ash and Pyrus/Malus. The site is in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum, Phragmites and ericaceous remains.
Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin).
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
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- What survives
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