Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Charcoal-making site
Barrees, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barrees
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.70971, -9.92141
- SMR number
- CO102-059----
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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
An oval depression (4.4m x 3.3m; D 0.3m) adjacent to a stream was excavated in 2003. Excavation revealed a steep-sided pit (D 0.55m) containing a waterlogged peaty fill with preserved branches and twigs overlying a compact layer of charcoal. The charcoal was radiocarbon dated to 585±20 BP (GrN-28305) suggesting a later medieval context for what may be a charcoal kiln or a large roasting pit. (O'Brien 2006, 39-40, site G)
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
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