What is recorded here
New monument uncovered during excavation by Ros O Maolduin under licence number 03E0633 in advance of the M7 Heath-Mayfield motorway scheme. The excavation at site F at Cappakeel townland revealed a prehistoric ring-ditch (LA009-050), a linear ditch of medieval date and a series of charcoal production pits…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA009-051
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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- Leendert Moret, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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