
What is recorded here
Excavated as part of the Dundalk Western by-pass project (Excavation Licence 03E0867). Associated with ringfort (LH004-067001-). W-shaped gallery (L 19m; Wth c. 0.9m; H 1m), of drystone construction with no chambers. Capstones not present, human bone was recovered from the backfill. (Delaney 2006, 340)
Reference:
Delaney S. (2006) 'Carn More, Faughart Neolithic; Ringfort and Man-made underground passage' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 340 (1272). Bray. Wordwell
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 17 November 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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