What is recorded here
Archaeological centre-line testing (04E0489) by R. O’Hara of Testing Area 5 of Contract 1 prior to the construction of the M3 motorway identified archaeological features (excavations.ie: 2004:1191) that were fully excavated (E003034) by the same archaeologist as Dunboyne 2 in August/September 2005. The features were…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME050-060003
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.joinmychurch.com
- Pgakeenan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.europeanheritageawards.eu
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