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Excavation — miscellaneous in Carrowmurragh

Excavation — miscellaneous
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On a level landscape close to the W shore of Lough Ree. A rectangular stoney pit (dims. c. 2m N-S; c. 1m E-W plus) was partly exposed in test excavations for a roadway into a housing estate. It produced medieval floor tiles and animal bone and is preserved beside the roadway. (O'Carroll 2006) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 O’Carroll, E. 2006 Carrowmurragh: medieval. in I. Bennett Excavations 2003. Summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 419, No.1554. Bray.

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