What is recorded here

Milling has scattered most of the willow, hazel, ash and birch, leaving only a narrow ribbon of broken wood across the Offaly field. What remains is small, shallow and diminished, yet the chisel point and trimmed branches suggest a person shaped the wood rather than merely breaking it. The peatland has taken the structure apart, preserving only enough to hint that human hands once worked there.

A dispersed spread (L 2.68m; Wth 0.7m min.; D 0.1m) of light brushwood orientated N-S on the field surface. The wood is in poor condition and has been partially displaced by milling. A single chisel point was present on one piece and there is evidence for branch-trimming. The wood was identified as willow, hazel, ash and birch. 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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