What is recorded here

Four metres of hazel, alder and willow lie scattered through the peat, their cut edges still sharp enough to suggest human hands rather than river drift. The wood crosses several strata, resisting a single date, while a fragment of Medieval shoe leather waits nearby like a forgotten promise. The peat keeps what the field has lost, holding shape and memory without naming the person who first handled it.

A dispersed band (Wth 4.82m; D 0.28m) of brushwood (diam. 0.012-0.055m) predominantly orientated E-W in the drain face. Metal-cut toolmarks and branch-trimming are noted on a number of pieces. Wood species include hazel, alder and willow. The wood is spread across a number of peat strata and does not represent a single-period deposit. A fragment of Medieval shoe leather (92E148:32) was recovered from the field surface adjacent to this site. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1997. 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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