County: Offaly Site name: Rathdrum, Daingean South Bog
Sites and Monuments Record No.: n/a Licence number: 14E0307
Author: Jane Whitaker
Site type: Structure - Peatland
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 642138m, N 729272m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.312052, -7.367667
Daingean South Bog was surveyed by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (IAWU) during the 2001 Archaeological Survey of Ireland Peatland Survey. In 2004 seven sites were excavated by Sinclair Turrell as part of the Bord na Móna Mitigation Project. A Re-Assessment survey was carried out on behalf of Bord na Móna in 2013 by the author under licence 13E0230 and subsequently twelve sites were excavated in August 2014 by IAC Ltd during the 2014-2017 BnM Mitigation Project.
The 2013 survey recorded OF-DAS037 as a single north-east/south-west oriented hazel brushwood exposed on the field surface that was dated to AD 543–643. It measured 0.03m in diameter and 1.2m in length and was located in moderately humified sphagnum peat with carex and eriophorum inclusions. The find spot was relocated using GPS. The surrounding field surface was cleaned and an area measuring 3m x 3m was carefully investigated, however no wood remained in situ.
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