Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Charcoal-making site
Moyally, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moyally
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.38674, -7.68342
- SMR number
- OF001-016----
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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
Testing was carried out by David Bayley of Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd under licence No. E2675 as part of an archaeological mitigation programme associated with the N6 Kilbeggan to Athlone dual carriageway. The site was identified during testing undertaken by Yvonne Whitty of IAC Ltd in July 2005 (A016/029). The site was excavated in February 2006. An excavation area measuring 10m by 10m was opened. The site comprised a single hearth feature, 1.17m in length, 1.17m in width and with a depth of 0.14m. The exact function of this hearth could not be determined during the course of the excavation. It may have functioned as a charcoal clamp, providing charcoal for use in other activities, such as smelting metals (Bennett 2010, 572).
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 10 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cremation pitunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.