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Excavation — miscellaneous in Farrandreg

Excavation — miscellaneous
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Discovered during monitoring of top soil stripping (Excavation Licence No. 01E1008). An oval shaped pit (2.76m x 1.8m; D 0.46m) covered with a thin layer of burnt mound material. It was filled with material very similar to that of the fulacht fia (LH007-135----) found in the same field. (Danaher, 2001) Reference: Danaher, E. 2001 Preliminary report on archaeological excavations at Farrandreg, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Unpublished archaeological report. National Monuments Section, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 01 December 2011

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