Structure in Tobertynan

Situated at the S end of a low NW-S ridge. Topsoil stripping (02E0194) in advance of a gas pipeline identified what appeared to be an industrial complex (1A/35/2) that was completely excavated (02E0857), apart from the S end of the burnt spreads. It consisted of isolated burnt material at S, and two wooden structures that burnt down. Each of these was connected with corn-drying kilns to the W. Both kilns were of the key-hole type and no artefacts were recovered. This Structure (A) was a penannular slot trench (int. diam. c. 7.2m) with a wide opening (Wth 5.1m) at W. The first phase of a kiln (ME042-030003-) partly filled the opening, while a second kiln (ME042-030003-) was just outside it to the SW. (Tobin and Sunderland 2003, 8-10; Tobin 2004; Tobin 2007) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 March, 2018