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Situated on flat bogland. A trackway (L 52m; Wth 3-10.8m) consisting of eight separate deposits of compacted small stones used intermittently where necessary to created a walking surface. In order to extend the life of the road it was supplemented with deposits of small split timbers and wood chips. The site appears to have been constructed after the bog burst of 1250 BC (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 17, 35-7) and has been radiocarbon dated to 1315-980 BC (Ó Néill 2000, 186). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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