What is recorded here
A band (Wth 1.5m; D 0.59m) of light brushwood with occasional twigs in the drain face. The brushwood is relatively evenly dispersed and irregularly orientated. No distinct zones or structures can be discerned. A single worked end was noted. Wood species include alder, hazel, oak, ash and willow. The site is located in well-humified, woody Sphagnum peat. It is located c. 0.2m above SMR OF015-163----. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1996. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument.
The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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