What is recorded here

Fifty metres of Louth soil hid two Neolithic structures, a cobbled floor and forty pits waiting for a road to force them into light. Some pits held refuse, others held fire, and a few may have held prayers for people whose names vanished before writing began. The excavators did not create the place; they merely stopped the earth from keeping its secret a little longer.

Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 00E0794). Excavation of an area 50m x 40m area led to the discovery of two Neolithic Structures (LH021-072---- and LH021-078----), a cobbled surface (situated between the two structures) and approximately 40 pits (LH021-079----). The pits were found S of the two structures. Some functioned as refuse pits, others as hearths and some may have had ritual significance. (Ó Drisceoil 2002, 214-5) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 25 July 2012

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