What is recorded here

Eighteen inches of cut wood, thin as a wrist, lying alone in the dark peat of Offaly when men came to measure it in 1992. Someone held that rod, struck it, and left it behind; the ground swallowed the hand that made the mark. The field was lost before its position could be written, so the wood disappeared twice: first from human memory, then from the earth itself. What remained was a shape without a story, a stub of toolwork pointing at nothing.

An isolated roundwood with a toolmarked end (L 0.17m; diam. 0.08m). This site was destroyed before its location could be surveyed. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1992. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.