The full reference is:
R. F. Tylecote (1986)
The prehistory of metallurgy in the British Isles
London: The Institute of Metals
pp. 224-225 on peat. There is further mentioning of peat vs charcoal in
the West Country in the chapter about tin.
Further to the use of (Irish) peat in smelting (experiments) it might be
useful to get in touch with the UK or Irish committee of the International
Peat Society at
http://www.peatsociety.fi/natcoms/
They have a subcommittee dealing with peat and energy at
http://www.peatsociety.fi/com&wgs/commII.htm#Energy Peat Working Group
(epwg)
and a special project dealing with the archaeology of Irish
peatlands.
Hope this helps,
Irene
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