Barrow

Excavated as part of the Dundalk Western by-pass project (Excavation Licence No. 03E0873). One of two small ring-barrows (see also LH004-134003-), (ext. diam. 5-6m; int. diam. 4m), 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 Unpublished Report, DAHG 03E0873, Irish Archaeological Consultancy.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

Early Bronze Age ring-barrow; part of a small group of funerary monuments associated with burial practices in the Irish lowlands. Its excavation provides insights into early funerary architecture and mortuary rituals.