Habitation site in Faughart Lower

Excavations as part of the Dundalk Western by-pass project (Excavation Licence No. 03E1574) uncovered four shallow pits forming a curvilinear arc running NE-SW, with one possible pit, internal to the arc. 153 sherds of prehistoric pottery were recovered from the pits. (Delaney 2006, 341) Reference: Delaney, S. 2006 Faughart Lower Prehistoric pits. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 341 (No. 1279). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 18 November 2011