What is recorded here

Half a metre of oak lies charred in Offaly peat, its split face up like a tongue waiting to speak. The other end sticks out of the drain, worn smooth by milling water. Whether it marked a doorway, a boundary or a forgotten offering, the fire and the fence have both forgotten it. What remains is shape without purpose, a stub of human intention sticking out of the dark earth.

A single outer tangential split of oak (L 1.11m; diam. 0.16m) with the split surface uppermost. One end was exposed in the drain face and had been damaged by milling. The other end was embedded in peat and was heavily charred. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1993. 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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