What is recorded here

Two small brushwood pieces, one alder and one apple family, lie angled northeast to southwest inside a County Offaly peatland drain. They are separated slightly, embedded in the same dark Sphagnum layer, and resist a neat explanation. The peat may have swallowed a bridge, a fence, a toy or a forgotten offering, leaving only wood and angle behind.

Two pieces (Wth 0.31m; D 0.13m) of brushwood (diam. 0.03-0.06m) orientated NE-SW in the drain face. One piece is of alder, the other is of Pomoideae. They occur at a slight distance from each other and a direct relationship cannot be established. Both are found within the same peat stratum of well-humified Sphagnum peat with frequent, unidentified rootlets. 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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