What is recorded here
Situated on a fairly level landscape. Archaeological monitoring (98E0352) of topsoil stripping over an area of about 38 hectares (c. 95 acres) by C. Ó Drisceoil identified six areas of potential archaeological importance consisting largely of pits filled with charcoal and burnt stones (excavations.ie 1998:526). In…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME018-040
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- JP / Geograph, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Albert Bridge, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Aubrey Martin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com
- Jamesfofo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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