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Excavations as part of the Dundalk Western by-pass project (Excavation Licence No. 03E1574) uncovered four shallow pits forming a curvilinear arc running NE-SW, with one possible pit, internal to the arc. 153 sherds of prehistoric pottery were recovered from the pits. (Delaney 2006, 341)
Reference:
Delaney, S. 2006 Faughart Lower Prehistoric pits. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 341 (No. 1279). Bray. Wordwell
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 18 November 2011
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