What is recorded here
Excavated as part of the Dundalk Western by-pass project (Excavation Licence No. 03E0874). An isolated hearth and pit were uncovered at this location. (Delaney 2006, 325)
Reference:
Delaney, S. 2006 Balriggan Pits. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 325 (No. 1225). Bray. Wordwell
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 18 November 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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