What is recorded here
On gentle W-facing slope, in low-lying pasture, c. 200m NE of the Groody River. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Avril Hayes in 2002 during testing and monitoring (Licence No. 02E1787) in Fields 2 and 3 in advance of a residential development including private houses, student accommodation and support facilities (Hayes 2003, 4). In Field 2 this uncovered four pits and two sections of a ditch (LI005-085002-). In Field 3 a number of cremations and one bowl furnace were revealed. Fragments of pottery were also recovered from the excavation.
See attached plan extract from testing report (Hayes 2003).
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 30 June 2020
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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