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Fulacht fia in Tyrrelstown Big

Fulacht fia
Fulacht fia in Tyrrelstown Big
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Located in low-lying tillage. Excavations in 1994 during the construction of the BGE Interconnector Gas Pipeline uncovered a burnt stone spread (L 28m; Wth 21m; T 21m) with associated trough. Removal of its fill revealed a slot and a post-hole. Finds comprise animal bones and a quartz hammerstone (Campbell 1995, 36). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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