Burial in Finter, County Offaly

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What is recorded here

Unlocated burials within the townland of Finter that were uncovered. The area where the skeletons were uncovered was described as a plantation that is now being used as a gravel pit (OHAS file) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF025-025

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