Structure in Leitra, County Offaly

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What is recorded here

An irregular deposit of worked brushwood (diam. 0.02-0.025m) with evidence of burning on one piece. 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

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF013-036

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