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House — Bronze Age in Curraghatoor

House — Bronze Age
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On ground sloping gently to S, in gently undulating terrain, under pasture. No visible trace of houses above ground, though visible as cropmarks on an aerial photograph (GSI May 1977 R. 594/S. 691). House excavated (Excavation number E00246) prior to Cork-Dublin gas pipeline in 1982 (Doody 1987, 36-40, Hut 3). Circular structure (diam. c. 3m), defined by a shallow foundation trench which contained four irregularly spaced post-holes (Doody 2007, 21-22, Structure 3).Entrance represented by a break in the foundation trench on the S side (Wth 0.6m) flanked on either side by substantial post-holes (ibid. 22). House (TS087-007001-) and house (TS087-007003-) are located to c. 4m to E, c. 4m to S respectively. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 20 November 2013

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