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Situated on flat bogland. Excavation revealed a wooden trackway (L 17.4m; Wth 2.8m) constructed of alternating sections of longitudinal roundwood with diagonal planks and roundwood. The trackway was radiocarbon dated to 367-195 BC and dendro-dated to 426 BC +/- 9yrs and 322 BC +/- 9yrs. (Stevens 1999, Killoran 301, 89-90)
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008
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