What is recorded here

Excavated as part of the Dundalk Western by-pass project (Excavation Licence No. 03E0873). One of two small ring-barrows (see also LH004-134004-), (ext. diam. 5-6m; int. diam. 3.5m), both contained small central pits, possibly containing cremations. (Bayley 2006, 340-1; Bayley 2005, 10) References: Bayley, D. 2005 M1 Dundalk Western by-pass site 127: Carn More 5 chainage 24.810-25.100 NGR: 304912 / 310860, Post-excavation assessment and project design on behalf of Louth County Council and the National Roads Authority Licence. Unpublished Report, DAHG 03E0873, Irish Archaeological Consultancy. Bayley, D. 2006 Site 127, Carn More 5, Faughart Bronze Age cemetery. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 340-1 (No. 1275). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 18 November 2011

A Neolithic ring-barrow, c. 2500–2000 BC; part of a small group of funerary monuments associated with early farming communities in the region. Its excavation provided insights into burial practices and material culture of the period.

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