What is recorded here
Excavated in advance of the construction of the M1 Dundalk Western Bypass (Excavation Licence No. 03E0113). Two hearths, and a series of pits, post-holes and stake-holes were uncovered. One pit contained 170 sherds of Early Bronze Age pottery and another contained a complete, but broken, polypod bowl. (Bayley 2006, 342)
Reference:
Bayley, D. 2006 Newtownbalregan Beaker habitation site. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 342 (No. 1284). Bray. Wordwell
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 8 December 2011
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