Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Charcoal-making site
Kilbrien, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbrien
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.08698, -8.29396
- SMR number
- CO044-086----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Excavation in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass in 2003 uncovered two circular pits: one (diam. 1m; D 0.1m) and the second (diam. 0.6m; D 0.26m). Three stake-holes were uncovered close to one of the pits. Both pits showed evidence of intense burning and contained layers of charcoal. According to the excavator (Cotter 2006f, 61), these are believed to have been charcoal production pits. This charcoal-making site is probably of a similar date to another one (CO044-088----), situated c. 350m to the NNE, which returned a radiocarbon date of AD1420-1640. (Cotter 2006f, 61)
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Charcoal-making siteunder 1 mi
- Charcoal-making siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.