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Burial in Clonascra

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Human remains, discovered at the edge of a gravel ridge at Clonascra near Clonmacnoise in August 2001, were excavated by Anne Carey under licence no. 02E636 on 21 May 2002. A single prone human skeleton, 1.5m long, was orientated north-east/south-west. No finds were associated with the skeleton, which was in poor condition. Potential enclosure (OF006-014----) located 36m to the N of this burial.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF006-135

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