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Excavation

Excavation, miscellaneous

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Located on a SE-facing slope c. 140m SE of Ferns Castle (WX015-003001-). Archaeological testing (95E0067) uncovered one shallow pit (L. c. 2.3m; Wth c. 0.5m; D 0.3m) containing over 800 sherds of medieval coarse ware representing at least 8 vessels. There was no evidence of burning and the sherds are not wasters. (Gowen 1996) Gowen, M. (1996) Castleland, Ferns. Medieval urban. in I. Bennett, Excavations 1995. Summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 87-8, No. 273. Wordwell. Bray Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 April, 2012

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