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Excavation

Excavation, miscellaneous

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Identified in centre-line testing, and excavated (E3356) as Currinah III during 2006 as part of the N5 Charlestown by-pass. Situated in a basin at the base of a N-facing slope. Subcircular pit (dims 2.2m N-S; 1.65m E-W; D 0.1-0.2m) with oxidisation of the base. Charcoal from the fill produced C14 dates of 1644-1470 Cal. BC. Fulacht fia (RO008C035002-) is c. 90m to the W in Currinah townland. (Kerrigan 2009b; Kerrigan and Gillespie 2010b, 349) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26th September 2011

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